Tigers struggle in tournament basketball action; open WYL play Tuesday at Hanford West

On Friday, the Tiger boys finally got into the win column with a 69-60 victory over West Yosemite League rival Hanford in the third round of the Kings County Classic Basketball Tournament, but then fell to Bullard Saturday afternoon in an 87-63 loss.

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The Tigers lost to Clovis High in the Classic opener 64-51 and followed that loss with a 77-50 loss to Memorial High on Thursday.

Sean Patrick (left) and Kent Lambert put pressure on a Bullard player.

Photo by Bill Burris, Lemooresports.com

The ladies faced a powerful Edison squad Friday night in the Hoover Invitational Tournament and fell in a close game 63-57. The Tigers were led in scoring by Monica Lopez who tossed in 15 points. Kyla Wiley had 12 points and Katelyn Cole contributed 12 points in the loss.

The Lady Tigers rebounded Saturday morning with a 53-36 win over Fresno High School in the Hoover tournament.

On Thursday Lemoore’s girls fell 43-42 to Yosemite High, despite outscoring the Badgers 15-8 in the final quarter. The Tigers, earlier in the tourney, beat Reedley 56-26.

Both teams will get a WYL team under their belts when the girls host Hanford West Tuesday night and the boys’ team tackle the Huskies at their venue. Then on Wednesday the boys begin play in the annual Holiday Invitational Tournament in Fresno.