Tigers begin round 2 of West Yosemite League with easy win over Hanford West

It was the second time the Tigers have crushed the Huskies this year and Tuesday night's game marked the start of the second round of WYL basketball. Lemoore improved to 6-0 and 19-2 overall. West is 17-7 and 3-4 in the WYL.

Once again leading the was was Jaylunn English who tossed in 20 points for Lemoore. Matt Borba contibuted 16 points as the Tigers led from start to finish and weren't threatened at any point in the game.

Lemoore's next contest is next Wednesday at home against Redwood.

Previous games

Lemoore’s varsity boys’ basketball team broke open a close first-half game against Hanford on Friday night and pulled away in the second to beat the Bullpups 55-50 to gain sole possession of first place in the West Yosemite League.

The Tigers improved to 18-2 on the year and 6-0 in league play. Lemoore and Hanford will face each other again in the final regular-season contest on February 16. Hanford fell to 13-6 overall and 5-1 in the WYL.

Lemoore’s next game is Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Hanford West.

In Friday’s game Lemoore led the Bullpups 28-27 at the half but outscored Hanford 27-23 in the second. They held on at the end to win. Lemoore was led once again by Jaylunn English who scored 21 points. Reggie Davis finished with 12 points while Spencer Stinger chipped in with 8.

In girls’ action, the Tigers put up a fierce game against the Bullpups in the Lemoore Event Center, but fell 63-49. The Tigers fell to 13-7 overall and are 4-2 in WYL play. The Tigers next game is at home in the Event Center on Tuesday.