The Oroville Tigers pushed their score all the way to 58 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Chico 62-58. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Oroville in their matchups with Chico: they've now lost four in a row.
Oroville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kevin Taylor, who scored 17 points. The match was Taylor's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Broussard, who scored 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Oroville struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Leading Chico to victory were Luca Barroso and Jaden Neugebauer. Barroso scored 13 points, while Neugebauer scored nine points. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Kade Roberson, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Oroville's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-7. As for Chico, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Oroville won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Futures at 4:00 p.m. on December 15th. Futures is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games. As for Chico, they will take on Santa Rosa at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
