McLane won the last time they faced Justin Garza and things went their way on Friday too. The McLane Highlanders strolled past the Justin Garza Guardians with points to spare, taking the game 67-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
| 01/17/25 vs Justin Garza | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Torres | 4 |
| 12/26/24 vs Tranquillity | 4 |
| 12/01/23 vs Orange Cove | 3 |
| 12/13/23 @ Paso Robles | 3 |
Leading McLane to victory were Demetrius Simon and Keyvon Burcher. Simon went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists, while Burcher went 10 for 16 en route to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Simon a new career-high in assists. Jazmier Boyland was another key player, putting up five points along with five assists and five boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: McLane was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
McLane is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Justin Garza, they moved to 13-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
McLane won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Stockdale at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. McLane has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Justin Garza, they and Selma will face off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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