Basketball Recap: Mckinleyville Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

McKinleyville won the last time they faced Fortuna and things went their way on Friday too. The McKinleyville Panthers snuck past the Fortuna Huskies with a 36-32 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Huskies are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers

Previous 2 Games

01/31/25 vs Fortuna	36-32
01/29/25 vs Del Norte	43-28

The win made it two in a row for McKinleyville and bumps their season record up to 17-8. As for Fortuna, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the McKinleyville Panthers duke it out with the Arcata Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Arcata will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something McKinleyville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fortuna, they are taking a road trip to take on Eureka at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.