If Oroville was riding high fresh off their 69-34 takedown of East Nicolaus last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oroville Tigers took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bear River Bruins on Thursday.
Kevin Taylor
| 12/12/24 vs Bear River | 20 |
| 12/10/24 vs East Nicolaus | 18 |
| 12/06/24 @ Pierce | 18 |
| 12/04/24 vs Sutter | 21 |
| 12/03/24 @ Valley | 37 |
Oroville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kevin Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Taylor has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times he's played. Marlon Smith was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, Oroville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear River only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Bear River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Jeffers led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Jeffers is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Heuseveldt, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points.
Oroville now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bear River, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Oroville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-53 defeat against Hamilton on the 13th. As for Bear River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-55 victory against Sutter on the 13th.
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