Basketball Recap: Oroville Tigers vs. Marysville Indians
Oroville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Marysville Indians 87-55. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 75-40 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2021.
Despite the defeat, Oroville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kevin Taylor went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points plus two steals and two blocks. The game was Taylor's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Dorsey, who posted six points.
Maqai Ellis was nothing short of spectacular for Marysville: he went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Chevy Cadena, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points.
Oroville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Marysville, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Oroville has already played their next matchup (against Marysville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marysville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-67 defeat against Chico on the 27th.
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