The Orland Trojans lost against the Gridley Bulldogs back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Orland received a tough blow as they fell 68-50 to Gridley. While losing is never fun, Orland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 634th, while Gridley is ranked 299th).
When it comes to explaining why Orland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zach Story. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Story has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominick Bose, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Orland's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Gridley, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Orland will be playing at home against Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Plumas is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Gridley, they will square off against Oroville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Oroville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Wednesday.
