Football Preview: McClatchy Lions vs. West Park Panthers
McClatchy has won five straight games at home, while West Park has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The McClatchy Lions will square off against the West Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything came up roses for McClatchy on the road against Cordova as the squad secured a 40-6 win. Considering the Lions have won 17 contests by more than 19 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Daisy Throckmorton and Breyana Kimmons were among the main playmakers for McClatchy as the former threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of her passes and the latter gained 132 total yards and three touchdowns. Throckmorton is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last 12 games she's played.
Meanwhile, West Park made easy work of Grant on Tuesday and carried off a 27-6 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Pacers are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McClatchy's win bumped their record up to 18-0. As for West Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
McClatchy beat West Park 19-6 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Does McClatchy have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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