Basketball Game Preview: McKinleyville Panthers vs. Del Norte Warriors

McKinleyville is on a three-game streak of home losses, Del Norte a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The McKinleyville Panthers will host the Del Norte Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Saturday, McKinleyville came up short against St. Bernard's and fell 51-42.

Meanwhile, Del Norte ended up a good deal behind Arcata on Thursday and lost 61-43. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Tigers are ranked 110th).

McKinleyville's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.

McKinleyville took their win against Del Norte when the teams last played on January 9th by a conclusive 51-30. Will McKinleyville repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.