Yuba City won the last time they faced Wheatland and things went their way on Thursday too. The Yuba City Honkers breezed by the Wheatland Pirates to the tune of 74-40. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Honkers this season.
| 12/26/24 vs Wheatland | 15 |
| 12/30/23 vs Rio Linda | 8 |
| 12/17/24 vs Pioneer | 6 |
| 12/12/24 vs West Campus | 6 |
| 12/03/24 @ Las Plumas | 6 |
Leading Yuba City to victory were Xavier Armstrong and Jay Rai. Armstrong went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Rai posted 12 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Armstrong a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Saavedra, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
Yuba City was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brayden Zozaya, who had eight points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Horton, who posted seven points.
Yuba City moved to 5-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Wheatland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Yuba City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-36 defeat against Sutter on the 27th. As for Wheatland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-43 victory against Lindhurst on the 27th.
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