With a playoff game on the line, the Oakland Wildcats rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 57-43. Given Oakland's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while McClymonds is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oakland had a senior duo take command as Anthony Lacy scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and Jonathan Chapple scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isaac Johnson, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Oakland is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for McClymonds, their loss dropped their record down to 22-8.
Oakland will take on Oakland Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oakland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Oakland Tech likes a good challenge. McClymonds does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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