The Orestimba Warriors entered their tilt with the Le Grand Bulldogs with 18 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 19. Orestimba strolled past Le Grand with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 78-63. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Orestimba considering their one-point performance the match before.
Blake Melo was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Angel Reynoso, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Orestimba pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Le Grand, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Orestimba will head out on the road to challenge Gustine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gustine will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1291st, while Orestimba is ranked 429th). As for Le Grand, they will be playing at home against Mariposa County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Le Grand has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
