With a playoff game on the line, the McKinleyville Panthers rose to the challenge on Saturday. They snuck past the Tigers with a 49-45 win. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but McKinleyville was the better team in the second half.
Cole Armstrong continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring ten points along with six blocks and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Flynn Creighton was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
The win made it two in a row for McKinleyville and bumps their season record up to 20-11. As for Arcata, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11.
McKinleyville will head out on the road to face off against Justin-Siena at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Justin-Siena will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something McKinleyville surely won't give up without a fight. Arcata does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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