Basketball Recap: Demetrius Simon's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mclane over Madera
By Team Reports
Jan 23, 2025, 9:06am
Basketball Recap: McLane Highlanders vs. Madera Coyotes
It was a good run, but McLane unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to the Madera Coyotes 48-43. The Highlanders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Coyotes from their previous meeting back in November of 2023.
| 01/22/25 vs Madera | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Stockdale | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Justin Garza | 3 |
| 01/15/25 @ Madera South | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Torres | 3 |
McLane's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demetrius Simon, who posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Simon has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Keyvon Burcher, who had 13 points and six boards.
McLane's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Madera, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
McLane will head out to take on Sanger West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. McLane is facing Sanger West at the right time seeing as Sanger West is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Madera has already played their next contest (against Torres), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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