Mackay played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 55-32 to the Butte County Pirates. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Miners have suffered against the Pirates since January 24, 2017.
| 01/20/25 @ Butte County | 15 |
| 01/18/25 vs Taylor's Crossing | 27 |
| 01/14/25 @ Sho-Ban | 18 |
| 01/10/25 vs Alturas Prep | 22 |
| 01/09/25 vs Grace Lutheran | 25 |
Kaizer Summers and Cooper Holt certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Summers went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points and five rebounds, while Holt posted six points and 11 boards. The contest was Summers' fifth in a row with at least ten points.
Butte County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keaton Archibald led the charge by going 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and seven steals. Archibald is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Razor Duke was another key player, putting up nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
With the defeat, Mackay broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. As for Butte County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Mackay has already played their next match (against Clark County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Butte County is taking a road trip to challenge Lighthouse Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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