It was a good run, but the Oakland Wildcats unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to Oakland Tech 67-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Oakland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jonathan Chapple. Despite the final result, he scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Isaac Johnson, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
It was another big night for Ardarius Grayson, who almost dropped a triple-double on 24 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists for Oakland Tech. The team also got some help courtesy of Xan Myer-Plettner, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Oakland's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Oakland Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakland will take on the Jayhawks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Head-Royce's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games. As for Oakland Tech, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. San Leandro will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 95th).
