Basketball Recap: Oroville Skates Past East Nicolaus with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ Valley	40
12/10/24 vs East Nicolaus	35
12/06/24 @ Pierce	22
12/04/24 vs Sutter	1
12/05/24 vs Pioneer	-14

After losing to East Nicolaus the last time they met, Oroville decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Oroville Tigers took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 69-34 win over the East Nicolaus Spartans. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 22 points or more this season.

Oroville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marlon Smith, who posted 12 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. Smith has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Taylor, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals.

Oroville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for East Nicolaus, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Oroville will square off against Bear River at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oroville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for East Nicolaus, they will challenge Providence at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.