
Hillmen
02/03/25 @ Roseville | 74-58 |
01/31/25 vs Del Campo | 76-39 |
01/29/25 vs River Valley | 80-50 |
01/23/25 vs Yuba City | 65-41 |
01/21/25 vs Twelve Bridges | 67-56 |
+ 10 more games |
Placer entered their tilt with Roseville on Monday with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They took down the Roseville Tigers 74-58. Given the Hillmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Tigers are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Placer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kannon Rector, who posted 18 points and three steals. Rector's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Manley, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Roseville's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Oreste Yong, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards. Roseville is 12-5 when Yong posts eight or more rebounds, but 3-4 otherwise. Ren Marsh was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Placer's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points over those games. As for Roseville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9.
Placer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-57 win against Nevada Union on the 5th. As for Roseville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 62-59 defeat against River Valley on the 5th.
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