The Del Oro Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Yuba City Honkers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Del Oro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Amador 83-32. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
| 12/28/24 vs Amador | 19 |
| 12/27/24 vs Foothill | 17 |
| 12/26/24 vs Rio Americano | 12 |
| 12/18/24 @ Roseville | 10 |
| 12/07/24 vs Christian Brothers | 6 |
Del Oro can attribute much of their success to Jayden Tcruz, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to six steals and five boards, and Hayden Yarnes, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Those 19 points gave Tcruz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Galer, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Yuba City got the win against East Nicolaus on Saturday by a conclusive 71-49.
Yuba City's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Del Oro, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Del Oro took their win against Yuba City in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 77-53. In that game, Del Oro amassed a halftime lead of 48-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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