Basketball Recap: Yuba City's Losing Streak Snapped at Four Games

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2025, 6:12pm

Basketball Recap: Yuba City Honkers vs. Del Campo Cougars

There's no place like home for Yuba City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Del Campo Cougars on Tuesday, sneaking past 62-60. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Honkers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Abhimanyu Mehta

Points (Career)

01/21/25 vs Del Campo21
12/02/24 @ Vista del Lago17
12/21/24 vs Oakmont16
01/07/25 vs Roseville14
12/20/24 vs Cosumnes Oaks12

Yuba City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Abhimanyu Mehta, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Mehta a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Lomeli, who went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.

Yuba City's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-13. As for Del Campo, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.

Yuba City is taking a road trip to challenge Placer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Placer's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 games. As for Del Campo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against River Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.

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