Roseville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-64 heartbreaker at the hands of the Del Oro Golden Eagles. 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 385th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 191st).
Roseville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Ritter, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points and four steals. Ritter has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthias Howard, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Tigers
| 12/18/24 vs Del Oro | 64-70 |
| 12/14/24 vs Davis Sr. | 75-80 |
| 12/13/24 vs Del Oro | 39-65 |
Even though they lost, Roseville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Leading Del Oro to victory were Luke Galer and Hayden Yarnes. Galer went 8 of 9 on his way to 18 points and seven boards, while Yarnes went 9 of 15 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. Those 18 points gave Galer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Brear, who posted ten points and five assists.
Roseville's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Del Oro, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Roseville Tigers face off against the West Park Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Roseville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69 points per game this season. Del Oro and Rio Americano will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on December 26th.
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