Placer had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They walked away with a 67-56 victory over the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos. Given the Hillmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Raging Rhinos are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/21/25 vs Twelve Bridges | 19 |
| 01/14/25 @ Nevada Union | 31 |
| 01/09/25 vs Roseville | 16 |
| 01/07/25 @ Del Campo | 18 |
| 01/02/25 @ Chico | 21 |
Placer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kannon Rector led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten assists. Rector's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Emmett Rose was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Placer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Twelve Bridges, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 15-5.
Placer will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Yuba City at 7:30 p.m. Yuba City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season. As for Twelve Bridges, they will head out to take on Roseville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roseville also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 67.6 points per game.
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