It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Orland Trojans can now relate to. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Orland's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Orland's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Thompson, who scored 20 points along with five steals. Thompson continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Story, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Gridley was led to victory by Aaron Kullar and Bikram Kullar. Kullar dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Kullar scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Kullar has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luis Murillo, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Orland dropped their record down to 18-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gridley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Orland will head out on the road to face off against Futures at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Orland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday. As for Gridley, they will challenge University Prep at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in University Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 games.
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