Whitney won the last time they faced Del Oro and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Whitney Wildcats snuck past the Del Oro Golden Eagles with a 65-59 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Del Oro lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luke Galer, who posted 15 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Hayden Yarnes, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Whitney has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Del Oro, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
When Whitney and Del Oro next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Whitney will try to stop Jesuit's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Del Oro will face off against Rocklin and their five-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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