Preview: Orland Trojans vs. Futures Knights
The Orland Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Futures Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orland can now relate to. They fell 61-50 to the Bulldogs on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Orland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while Gridley is ranked 290th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayden Thompson, who scored 20 points along with five steals. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Story, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of 18 wins, Futures' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 67-47 walloping at the hands of Ripon Christian.
Despite the loss, Futures got a solid performance out of Daniel Kozlov, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was EJ George, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Orland's record now sits at 18-11. Futures' record is now 26-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Orland hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.5 points per game. However, it's not like Futures struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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