Oroville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orland Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-63 back in January.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marlon Smith, who went 6 of 12 to rack up 14 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Kevin Taylor, who posted 18 points and five assists.
Orland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derick Rubio led the charge by going 9 for 15 en route to 22 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Rubio now owns an excellent 45.8% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominick Bose, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Oroville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Orland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Coming up, Oroville will square off against Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season. As for Orland, they will take on Corning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Jeff Mendros and Preston Carlson.
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