Basketball Recap: Bryce Owens Key Part of Team Effort in Spartans Win

Red Bluff proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 32) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Foothill Cougars 66-63. This was a revenge game for the Spartans: when they faced off against the Cougars back in January, they had to take a 55-46 defeat.

Bryce Owens

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Foothill	21
01/14/25 vs Chico	20
01/26/24 @ Pleasant Valley	14
12/16/23 vs Weed	14
01/23/25 vs Shasta	13

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Red Bluff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryce Owens, who went 10-for-16 to rack up 21 points and eight boards. Those 21 points gave Owens a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Sides, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 18 points.

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cade Memeo, who went 6-for-12 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Memeo is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last four games he's played. Wyatt Forward was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Red Bluff's record now sits at 15-10. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.

Red Bluff has already played their next matchup, a 44-32 defeat against Pleasant Valley on the 11th. As for Foothill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-49 win against Enterprise on the 11th.