The Del Oro Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Patterson Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Del Oro's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
Even though Granite Bay scored an imposing 72 points on Friday, Del Oro still came out on top. Del Oro managed a 76-72 victory over Granite Bay. Given Del Oro's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Granite Bay is ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Caden Pinnick, who shot 4-for-8 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. Jake Williams was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Patterson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over Golden Valley.
Del Oro's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Patterson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
