Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Mclane

Highlanders

Previous 4 Games

12/28/24 vs Los Banos	74-63
12/27/24 vs East Bakersfield	70-44
12/26/24 vs Tranquillity	86-32
12/14/24 vs Selma	48-46

McLane entered their tilt with Los Banos on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 74-63 win over the Los Banos Tigers.

McLane's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demetrius Simon led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Simon has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jazmier Boyland, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.

Los Banos lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Eric Ramos, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 19 points and five assists. Jacob Camarillo was another key player, going 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points.

McLane has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Los Banos, they moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

McLane didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-33 victory against Sanger West on the 30th. Los Banos has also already played their next game, a 44-34 win against Strathmore on the 30th.