A well-balanced attack led Oroville over Pierce in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Oroville Tigers blew past the Pierce Bears 68-46. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 58-50 loss the last time these two teams met.
Oroville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marlon Smith, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Smith is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Taylor, who posted 18 points and five boards.
Pierce's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Guynn, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Guynn has posted since back in January. Devin Garcia was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Oroville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Pierce, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Oroville will face off against East Nicolaus at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pierce, they will square off against Wheatland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pierce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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