It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the McKinleyville Panthers had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took down the Loggers 74-57. McKinleyville's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading McKinleyville to victory were Bode Douglass and Flynn Creighton. Douglass scored 20 points, while Creighton scored 19 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Creighton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Armstrong, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Eureka lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jahmil Rippy, who scored nine points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Nelson Botzler-Washington, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
McKinleyville's win bumped their record up to 19-11. As for Eureka, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-14.
McKinleyville will head out on the road to challenge Arcata at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eureka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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