Grant was the 78-51 winner over McClatchy when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Grant Pacers fell 76-65 to the McClatchy Lions on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pacers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Lions are ranked 372nd).
Leading McClatchy to victory were Kai Bradford and Nehemiah Miller. Bradford went 6 for 12 en route to 21 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Miller posted 17 points and five assists. Bradford's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eugene Castillo, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Grant's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for McClatchy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Grant has already played their next contest, a 60-56 victory against Davis Sr. on the 18th. As for McClatchy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-55 defeat against Destiny Christian Academy on the 22nd.
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