The Woodlake Tigers lost against the Orange Cove Titans back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Woodlake suffered a rough 60-34 defeat at the hands of Orange Cove. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Woodlake in their matchups with Orange Cove: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Woodlake lost, one person who can't be blamed is Hugo Cruz. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points. Cruz scored a full 64.7% of Woodlake's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Woodlake's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Orange Cove, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Woodlake won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Orosi at 10:00 a.m. on December 16th. Hopefully Orosi focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday. Orange Cove won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Non Varsity Opponent at 8:00 a.m. on December 16th. Non Varsity Opponent has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 13.
