Lady Tigers play it close, but end up falling in first round of hoops playoffs to end solid season

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 Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 1:37pm By The Leader Staff
Lemoore freshman Jaelyn Proby looks to score in fourth quarter against Fresno High in the first round of playoffs Wednesday night in Lemoore's Event Center.
Lemoore freshman Jaelyn Proby looks to score in fourth quarter against Fresno High in the first round of playoffs Wednesday night in Lemoore's Event Center.
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Lemoore’s unrelenting varsity girls’ basketball team played admirably against its first-round opponent, Fresno High School, keeping even with the North Yosemite League’s Warriors for much of the game, even jumping out to a respectable lead to start the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately, the Tigers lead disappeared about halfway through the final period, and Fresno rebounded to beat Lemoore 47-43 to end Lemoore’s season. The Tigers, who finished second – behind Hanford in the West Yosemite League race with a 7-3 record – couldn’t quite overcome Fresno’s final quarter surge.

Indeed, Wednesday night’s game in Lemoore’s Event Center was close. The two teams traded points evenly at 12-12 in the first period before the Tigers jumped out to a scary 24-22 lead at the half. But Fresno outscored Lemoore 14-8 in the third quarter and could quite catch up in the final period.

The Warriors will face Division 3 No. 1 seed Porterville on Friday. Kyla Wiley led the Tigers with 15 points. Lemoore had a solid season, and in addition to its WYL 7-3 mark, were 16-12 overall.

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