After flying high against Cordova last Friday, McClatchy came back down to earth. The McClatchy Lions were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 51-50 to the West Park Panthers.
Despite the loss, McClatchy still got an impressive performance from Kai Bradford, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine assists. That was a full 36% of McClatchy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eugene Castillo, who had eight points.
McClatchy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season. As for West Park, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McClatchy will head out to square off against Grant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Park, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Park Panthers take on the Kennedy Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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