The Happy Camp Indians entered their tilt with the Butte Valley Bulldogs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Happy Camp narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Butte Valley 47-45. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Happy Camp also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.
Happy Camp found their leader in underclassman Jean Wright, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Wright is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Osorio, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Defeat or not, Butte Valley got some senior leadership from Ethan Burrow and Jordan Cynor. Burrow scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Cynor. scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Burrow hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Miguel Vargas, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Butte Valley were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Happy Camp only racked up two assists.
Happy Camp's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Butte Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Happy Camp won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bethel Christian at 5:00 p.m. on February 6th. Happy Camp is facing Bethel Christian at the right time seeing as Bethel Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Butte Valley, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Dunsmuir at 6:30 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Dunsmuir focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Friday.
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