Basketball Recap: Chico Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Feb 12, 2025, 12:14am
Basketball Recap: Chico Dragons vs. Tioga Bulldogs
Chico lost against Tioga back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Chico Dragons fell 76-63 to the Tioga Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Dragons still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Chico lost, don't look at Jordan Weiland. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 30 points and 11 boards. That was a full 47.6% of Chico's points, marking the 18th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Talon Smith, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points.
Even though they lost, Chico was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. This was only their 16th loss (out of 26 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Chico has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-21 record this season. As for Tioga, their victory bumped their record up to 10-18.
As of now, neither Chico nor Tioga have any future games scheduled.
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