Basketball Recap: Del Oro Skates Past Golden Valley with Ease

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Previous 6 Games

01/24/25 @ Golden Valley	81-54
01/22/25 @ East Bakersfield	66-49
01/21/25 @ Woodlake	65-62
01/17/25 vs Mira Monte	67-62
01/15/25 @ Foothill	87-50
01/13/25 @ Wonderful College Prep Academy	67-43

Del Oro came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Golden Valley Bulldogs 81-54. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 51-45 on January 8th.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Del Oro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabriel Bocardo, who went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Bocardo a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Mark Villa, who made all 6 shots he took to post 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Del Oro was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Del Oro's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.

Del Oro has already played their next game, a 58-46 victory against Delano on the 27th. As for Golden Valley, they will square off against Mira Monte at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Golden Valley is facing Mira Monte at the right time seeing as Mira Monte is stuck on a five-game losing streak.