McNair has gone 8-2 against Franklin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The McNair Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Franklin Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. McNair is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
McNair is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Weston Ranch 76-20. With the Eagles ahead 52-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
01/21/25 vs Weston Ranch | 9 |
01/16/25 @ Tokay | 8 |
01/22/24 @ Linden | 7 |
02/05/24 vs Chavez | 7 |
02/12/24 vs Johansen | 7 |
McNair can attribute much of their success to Kalysa Phanhsavang, who almost dropped a triple-double on 23 points, nine boards, and 11 assists, and Anjulie Navarro, who went 12 of 16 en route to 27 points along with six assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Phanhsavang a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Vongdeng, Sengmany, who went 6 for 7 on her way to 14 points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: McNair was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Franklin unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 47-39 to Stagg.
McNair's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything came up roses for McNair against Franklin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 86-35 victory. In that game, McNair amassed a halftime lead of 44-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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