Basketball Recap: McNair Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2025, 2:25pm

Basketball Recap: McNair Eagles vs. Edison Vikings

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McNair lost against Edison back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The McNair Eagles fell 64-52 to the Edison Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 836th, while the Vikings are ranked 222nd).

Edison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaiah Coilton, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Coilton is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played. Alonzo Ward was another key player, putting up 13 points and four steals.

This is the second loss in a row for McNair and nudges their season record down to 11-14. As for Edison, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.

McNair does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Edison, they will square off against Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Edison is facing Franklin at the right time seeing as Franklin is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.

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