The Anderson Cubs will take on the Troy Warriors in a tournament on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Anderson saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell to Orland 47-43. The Cubs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
12/06/24 vs Shasta | 28 |
12/21/24 @ Orland | 36 |
12/06/23 @ Oroville | 28 |
01/19/24 vs Central Valley | 23 |
01/26/24 @ Lassen | 21 |
Despite the loss, Anderson got top-tier performance from Taylor Ford, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Ford a new career-high in points. Payten Ford was another key player, putting up three points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Anderson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Troy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a hard 53-35 fall against El Toro. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 663rd, while the Chargers are ranked 313th).
Troy's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Anderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
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