California High School Basketball - Nevada Union can't hold off Placer
January 26, 2022: Grass Valley, CA 95945 The Placer Hillmen basketball team scored 70 points and held the host Nevada Union Miners to 66 in the Hillmen league triumph on Wednesday.
The Hillmen now sport a 17-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rio Linda for a Foothill Valley contest on Friday, January 28. Placer will battle a Knights team coming off a 101-53 league loss to Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, CA). The Knights record now stands at 9-7.
The Miners (8-13) will now prepare for their contest against Lincoln (Lincoln, CA). The Fighting Zebras enter the Foothill Valley contest with a 15-5 record. In their last contest, Lincoln was nudged by Oakmont (Roseville, CA), 65-50, in a league contest.