Lady Tigers have tough week ending with OT soccer loss to Redwood at home

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 Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 1:01pm By The Leader Staff
Lemoore's Lisette Camacho keeps her eye on the ball during Friday night's soccer match with Redwood High School, which the Tigers lost in overtime.
Lemoore's Lisette Camacho keeps her eye on the ball during Friday night's soccer match with Redwood High School, which the Tigers lost in overtime.
Bill Burris, Lemooresports.com

After winning nine of 11 soccer matches, Lemoore’s varsity girls’ find themselves on the wrong side of a streak. On Tuesday the Tigers tied El Diamante in overtime 1-1, then fell to Golden West on Thursday 3-0 and felt the brunt of a sharp Redwood team on Friday night, losing 4-3, again in overtime.

Lemoore improved to 10-5-1 overall and are 2-2-1 in the West Yosemite League as it takes on Hanford in the first-round finale on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at Neighbor Field.

On Friday, the Tigers were seeking to end a 17-game losing streak to the Rangers and almost pulled it off. Lemoore tied the Rangers 2-2 in regulation, scoring once in the first half and again in the second. But Redwood prevailed in the overtime periods to continue its success against Lemoore.

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Tigers went two overtimes only to wind up in a 1-1 tie with El Diamante, and on Thursday Golden West prevailed 3-0.

The Rangers continue to lead the WYL with a perfect 5-0 record while Lemoore a tie for fourth with El Diamante.

The Lemoore boys' team, at 2-2 in the WYL, will host the Bullpups on Wednesday. The Tigers are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Rangers in Visalia.

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