Basketball Game Preview: Antelope Titans vs. McClatchy Lions

The Antelope Titans will take on the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Antelope is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Davis Sr. as Antelope made off with a 54-33 victory. The win continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, McClatchy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 96-33 victory over the Jaguars. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Jaguars are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

McClatchy's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.8 points. As for Antelope, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.

Antelope came up short against McClatchy when the teams last played back in January, falling 64-57. Can Antelope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.