A feisty cat fight will be fought when the McClatchy Lions face off against the West Park Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday... McClatchy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully West Park likes a good challenge.
McClatchy got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They breezed by Cordova to the tune of 63-36 on Friday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 27 points or more this season.
| 01/10/25 @ Cordova | 26 |
| 01/08/25 vs Antelope | 32 |
| 01/06/25 @ Kennedy | 16 |
| 12/21/24 vs Chavez | 24 |
| 12/20/24 vs Burbank | 15 |
McClatchy can attribute much of their success to Kai Bradford, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 26 points in addition to five assists and three steals, and Nehemiah Miller, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Bradford's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eugene Castillo, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, West Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Grant. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Pacers are ranked 133rd).
McClatchy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for West Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
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