Two dominant guards in Kalysa Phanhsavang and Taliyah Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The McNair Eagles will take on the Cordova Lancers in a tournament on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
McNair is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Oakland Tech just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 77-41. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 44th).
Defeat or not, McNair got some senior leadership from Malia Do and Phanhsavang. Do dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Phanhsavang posted 14 points and three steals. That was a full 34.1% of McNair's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Cordova was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 37-18 to Amador.
Cordova's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for McNair, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
McNair suffered a grim 41-17 defeat to Cordova in their previous meeting back in January of 2016. Thankfully for McNair, Kelsie Graf (who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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