McQueen unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 66-37 defeat at the hands of the North Valleys Panthers on Saturday. The Lancers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, McQueen had strong showings from Jaleigh Fred, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds and two steals, and Brooklyn Pimpl, who scored ten points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Fred a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%).
Even though they lost, McQueen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McQueen will welcome Douglas at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Valleys, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Reno at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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