Pioneer suffered their biggest defeat since November 27th on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Yuba City Honkers an easy 56-33 victory. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-13.
When it comes to explaining why Pioneer lost, don't look at Bodie Britton. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 7 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Britton continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
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Even though they lost, Pioneer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Leading Yuba City to victory were Travis Lomeli and Alex Saavedra. Lomeli went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Saavedra posted 12 points and five assists. Those five assists gave Saavedra a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Dumaran, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Yuba City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Pioneer will take on Dixon in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Yuba City, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-46 defeat against Chico on the 19th.
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