River City is 0-10 against McClatchy since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The River City Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
River City put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 55-13 win over Burbank on the road. With River City ahead 35-9 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, McClatchy came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged La Jolla Country Day out 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory McClatchy has posted yet this season.
River City's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for McClatchy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
River City was dealt a bruising 89-27 loss at the hands of McClatchy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for River City, Tamaria Rumph (who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
