South Medford's tournament run continued when they took on McKinleyville on Friday. The South Medford Panthers had just enough and edged the McKinleyville Panthers out 60-58. Given South Medford's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 115th in Oregon, while McKinleyville is ranked 339th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McKinleyville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Armstrong, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to six blocks and five assists. Armstrong has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Turner IV, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 20 points.
South Medford's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for McKinleyville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
South Medford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-31 victory against Red Bluff on the 14th. As for McKinleyville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-46 win against Fortuna on the 14th.
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