Yuba City lost against Roseville back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Yuba City Honkers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to the Roseville Tigers. The Honkers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/07/25 vs Roseville | 12 |
| 12/30/23 vs Rio Linda | 9 |
| 11/26/24 @ Rio Linda | 8 |
| 12/19/23 vs Pioneer | 7 |
| 12/26/24 vs Wheatland | 7 |
Several Honkers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Xavier Armstrong, who posted eight points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 rebounds gave Armstrong a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abhimanyu Mehta, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and six assists.
Roseville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Matthias Howard, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Oreste Yong, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Yuba City's record is now 6-11. As for Roseville, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Yuba City and Roseville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Yuba City (ranked 779th) will meet Twelve Bridges (ranked 204th) at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. Similarly, Roseville (ranked 418th) will meet Placer (ranked 74th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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