After flying high against River City last Thursday, Lodi came back down to earth. The Lodi Flames were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 45-44 to the McNair Eagles.
It was another big night for Kalysa Phanhsavang, who went 8 of 14 en route to 24 points along with seven steals and six assists for McNair. That makes it six consecutive games in which Phanhsavang has scored at least a third of McNair's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anjulie Navarro, who posted seven points and four steals.
Lodi has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for McNair, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Lodi will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sheldon at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Sheldon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season. As for McNair, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 68-54 defeat against Grant on the 21st.
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