The Live Oak Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their 12th straight loss. They took a serious blow against Durham, falling 83-51. While losing is never fun, Live Oak can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while Durham is ranked 566th).
Despite the defeat, Live Oak saw an underclassman step up: Harjot Kular scored 31 points. That was a full 60.8% of Live Oak's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Aaron Rogers, who scored nine points.
Live Oak bumped their record down to 2-17 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Live Oak will square off against Colusa at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Colusa is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games. As for Durham, they will head out on the road to challenge Paradise at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
