The McKinleyville Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. McKinleyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
Last Monday, everything went McKinleyville's way against Eureka as McKinleyville made off with a 67-44 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Loggers: they've now won six in a row.
Neil Moon
| 02/10/25 vs Eureka | 25 |
| 01/10/25 vs Del Norte | 24 |
| 01/02/25 vs West Valley | 18 |
| 01/15/25 vs Fortuna | 16 |
| 01/28/25 @ Del Norte | 14 |
Neil Moon was nothing short of spectacular: he went 7 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bode Douglass, who posted 17 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 65-53 victory over the Warriors. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Warriors are ranked 644th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Bernard's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for McKinleyville, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
McKinleyville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Bernard's in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 45-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinleyville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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