The McKinleyville Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Del Norte Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McKinleyville will be strutting in after a win while Del Norte will be coming in after a defeat.
McKinleyville can't be too worried about heading out to take on Del Norte: they just beat Eureka at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. McKinleyville slipped by Eureka 49-48 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Del Norte came up short against Arcata on Friday and fell 71-60. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
McKinleyville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
McKinleyville beat Del Norte 67-54 in their previous matchup on January 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinleyville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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