After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Franklin, Antelope was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the McClatchy Lions by a score of 80-70. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lions are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/08/25 @ McClatchy | 2 |
| 01/04/25 @ Franklin | 1 |
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Antelope found their leader in sophomore Ezrah Kaheaku, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Kaheaku a new career-high in blocks (two). Malichai Brown was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Antelope was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McClatchy only racked up 14 assists.
Despite the loss, McClatchy still got an impressive performance from Kai Bradford, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 32 points along with six boards and five assists. The game was Bradford's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eugene Castillo, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
Antelope is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for McClatchy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Antelope will head out to square off against West Park at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for McClatchy, they will venture away from home to challenge Cordova at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McClatchy has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 202 points over their last three contests.
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