The McLane Highlanders and the Dinuba Emperors will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dinuba is hoping to do what Reedley couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to McLane's winning streak, which now stands at four games. McLane claimed a resounding 67-40 victory over Reedley.
| 12/11/24 vs Reedley | 17 |
| 12/07/24 vs Liberty | 25 |
| 12/06/24 vs Minarets | 19 |
| 12/03/24 @ Sunnyside | 19 |
| 12/02/24 @ Central | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McLane to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keyvon Burcher, who went 8 for 17 on his way to 17 points and six steals. Burcher's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshawn Langenfeld, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Dinuba put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Golden Valley to the tune of 82-45.
Dinuba pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for McLane, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
McLane beat Dinuba 77-64 in their previous matchup back in January of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dinuba's Gustavo Villarreal, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 23 points. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for McLane to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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