On Tuesday, O'Connor faced Boulder Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The O'Connor Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Boulder Creek Jaguars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 76-55 back in January.
Boulder Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Matthew Delgado out in front who went 5 for 12 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Delgado a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Andrew Bhesania, who posted 11 points along with five boards and three blocks.
O'Connor's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Boulder Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Pinnacle the next time they take the court. Boulder Creek will host Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while O'Connor will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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