The Yuba College men’s basketball team won its eighth straight – fourth in the Bay Valley – with a 85-64 win at Merritt Thursday.Â
The 49ers (14-2) are tied atop the Bay Valley with Contra Costa, last year’s champion, at 4-0. Yuba is back home Tuesday to take on Solano at 5:30 p.m. in the frontend of a doubleheader with the women, which follow right after.Â
The Yuba women fell to Merritt on Thursday, 63-42. The visitors were behind 21-12 after one quarter and 37-18 at halftime in Oakland.Â
Yuba (2-13, 0-3 BVL) hosts Solano at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and is on the road at winless Contra Costa on Jan. 12.Â
East Nicolaus 1-1 at tournament
The Spartans split their first two games at the East Nicolaus Love of the Game tournament that started Thursday.Â
East Nicolaus (12-2) fell to Ygnacio Valley, 55-46, but beat Maxwell out of Colusa, 58-16.
Head coach Jess Hoffman said the team played well against a team out of the Bay Area. East Nicolaus’ Tiare Faupula provided a team-high 11 points and four rebounds, while Jane Hall added eight points and eight rebounds in defeat.Â
East Nicolaus wraps up tournament action today at 5:40 p.m. against Redding Christian, before returning back home to take on Willows Monday at 7 p.m. in a Sac Valley League contest.Â
The Lions were beaten in a nonleague game Tuesday on the road by Anderson of Shasta County.Â
Annalese Contreras led the way with 11 points and five rebounds, while Lilianna Vigiani finished with nine points and four rebounds.Â
Live Oak returned to Sac Valley League play late Friday in a game against Paradise that was not available by the Appeal deadline. The Lions (6-7, 0-1 SVL) begin next week at home against Durham Monday at 7 p.m.
Girls: Woodcreek 66, Yuba City 27
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