Tiger hoops teams come up with wins in West Yosemite openers against Rangers

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 11:09am By The Leader Staff

Lemoore's Amaya Sanchez drives to basket in third quarter as Tigers beat Redwood in their West Yosemite League opener.

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Lemoore’s varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams got their West Yosemite League campaigns underway on a positive note. The Lady Tigers improved to 9-8 overall and 1-0 in the WYL after beating visiting Redwood Wednesday night in the school’s event center 57-50, while the boys took the early WYL lead with a 76-73 win over the Rangers in Visalia.

Behind 35-32 at the half, Lemoore’s boys played even with the Rangers with a 19-19 third quarter before getting hot in the final frame, outscoring the Rangers 25-19 to beat the host Rangers. The Tigers hope to revive their title hopes after a disappointing 4-12 preseason.

The boys stay on the road. On Friday the Tigers visit El Diamante (8-11, 01) while the Lemoore ladies continue their home cooking as they host the Miners in a 7:30 p.m. game in the Lemoore High School Event Center.

The Lady Tigers more than held their own Wednesday night, using a 15-8 second-quarter advantage to keep the visiting Rangers at bay for most of the game. Lemoore outscored Redwood 16-15 to take the early WYL league lead.

Tiger hoops teams come up with wins in West Yosemite openers against Rangers

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