It was a proper cat-fight when Oroville faced off against Weed on Wednesday. The Oroville Tigers took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Weed Cougars. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Despite the loss, Oroville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kevin Taylor almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. The game was Taylor's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jet Lee, who scored three points along with five assists.
Aden Rivera went supernova for Weed, going 8 for 10 en route to 24 points. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in threes (four). Logan Bowles was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Oroville is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3. As for Weed, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Oroville is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oroville is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Weed, they will square off against Enterprise at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Weed's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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