The McClintock Chargers will head out to take on the North Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North will be up against a hot McClintock team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. McClintock breezed past Metro Tech to the tune of 84-21 on Tuesday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Knights are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North was fully in charge last Tuesday, breezing past North Canyon 67-27. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
McClintock's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points over those games. As for North, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
Everything went McClintock's way against North in their previous matchup back in January, as McClintock made off with a 56-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McClintock since the squad 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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