Live Oak is on a three-game streak of home losses, Oroville a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions face off against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Live Oak is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Gridley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Live Oak had to suffer through a 80-52 loss at the hands of Gridley. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-19.
Meanwhile, Oroville came up short against Las Plumas on Friday and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 981st, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 371st).
Live Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Oroville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Live Oak came up short against Oroville in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oroville's Kevin Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Live Oak knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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