The Yuba City Honkers will square off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Yuba City got the win against East Nicolaus by a conclusive 71-49.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Del Oro). They blew past Amador, posting an 83-32 win. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 888th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yuba City better focus on containing Jayden Tcruz and Hayden Yarnes as the pair were huge in Del Oro's win. Tcruz went 9 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to six steals and five boards, while Yarnes went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Tcruz is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Galer, who went 5 of 8 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Del Oro now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Yuba City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Yuba City suffered a grim 77-53 defeat to Del Oro when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Yuba City, Jake Williams (who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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