Basketball Preview: Arcata Tigers vs. McKinleyville Panthers
Arcata and McKinleyville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Arcata Tigers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the McKinleyville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Saturday.
On Friday, Arcata was fully in charge, breezing past West Valley 57-22.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when McKinleyville duked it out withWoodland Christian on Friday. Everything went McKinleyville's way against Woodland Christian as McKinleyville made off with a 70-44 victory.
McKinleyville pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Arcata, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Arcata came up short against McKinleyville in their previous meeting back in February, falling 49-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McKinleyville's Cole Armstrong, who scored ten points plus six blocks and three steals. Now that Arcata knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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