The McLane Highlanders will be taking part in a tournament against the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McLane is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Madera: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Highlanders blew the Coyotes out of the water with a 61-34 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Meanwhile, Sierra Pacific really took it to Parlier for the full four quarters, racking up an 83-42 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Golden Bears had established a 34-point advantage.
Sierra Pacific's win came from a few key players McLane will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Lugo, who posted 22 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (three). Grant Garner was another key player, putting up 17 points and three steals.
McLane now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sierra Pacific, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
McLane didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sierra Pacific in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 76-70 win. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Golden Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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