Basketball Recap: Orland Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Trojans

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs Live Oak	69-53
01/11/25 vs Redding Christian	56-53
01/10/25 vs Anderson	51-36
01/09/25 vs Central Valley	61-26
01/03/25 vs Red Bluff	46-44
+ 2 more games

Orland had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They strolled past the Live Oak Lions with points to spare, taking the game 69-53. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

It was another big night for Jayden Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. Preston Carlson was another key player, going 6 for 13 on his way to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

Orland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Live Oak, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orland will host Oroville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Orland is facing Oroville at the right time seeing as Oroville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Live Oak, they will take on Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Las Plumas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.