After flying high against CORE Butte last Thursday, Oroville came back down to earth. The Oroville Tigers took a blow against the University Prep Panthers on Friday, falling 90-51. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 981st, while the Panthers are ranked 297th).
Rashawn Bland
| 01/10/25 vs University Prep | 16 |
| 01/09/25 vs CORE Butte | 25 |
| 12/17/24 @ Durham | 18 |
Despite the loss, Oroville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Rashawn Bland went 5 for 11 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. Bland's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jantzen Demitrial was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Tayne Allman had a dynamite game for University Prep, going 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Allman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Gire, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.
Oroville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for University Prep, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Oroville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 57-30 defeat against Durham on the 11th. As for University Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-60 victory against Las Plumas on the 11th.
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