The McNair Eagles and the Lathrop Spartans will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McNair will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Tokay, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. McNair snuck past Tokay with a 71-65 victory on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 949th, while the Tigers are ranked 390th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lathrop beat Livingston 57-51 on Friday.
Lathrop found their leader in sophomore Bryan Gamboa, who posted ten points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Karambir Bisla, who put up three points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Lathrop has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for McNair, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-10.
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