The Yoncalla Eagles had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down McKenzie 49-35 on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Yoncalla, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, McKenzie had strong showings from Rhys Hamlow, who scored 13 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Aytan Brown, who scored 4 points along with 7 steals. Hamlow is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Yoncalla's win bumped their record up to 1-3. As for McKenzie, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Yoncalla will square off against McKenzie at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully McKenzie focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday. As for they, they will square off against Yoncalla at 12:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Oregon (Yoncalla is ranked 28th, while McKenzie is ranked 37th).
