The Cordova Lancers will square off against the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cordova is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Cordova came up short against Kennedy and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1021st, while the Cougars are ranked 255th).
McClatchy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took an 80-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Antelope on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (63), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Cordova will have to contain Kai Bradford as he made an impact in McClatchy's last game. He went 9 of 20 on his way to 32 points along with six boards and five assists. Bradford's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eugene Castillo, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
McClatchy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Cordova, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Cordova took their victory against McClatchy in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 71-46. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McClatchy's Paul Lewis, who had 21 points in addition to six boards and four blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cordova to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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