The St. Bernard's Crusaders will be playing at home against the McKinleyville Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Bernard's is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
St. Bernard's can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They really took it to South Fork for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-28 victory on the road. Given St. Bernard's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while South Fork is ranked 932nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Bernard's got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Madelyn Shanahan out in front who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Laila Florvilus, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville came up short against Arcata on Thursday and fell 46-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for McKinleyville in their matchups with Arcata: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Bernard's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23.7 points. As for McKinleyville, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
St. Bernard's didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against McKinleyville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 37-31 victory. Does St. Bernard's have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinleyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
