The McKinleyville Panthers will take on the Eureka Loggers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Eureka is facing McKinleyville at the wrong time: McKinleyville suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Eureka lost to Arcata at home by a 72-56 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Loggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Tigers are ranked 162nd).
McKinleyville's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Eureka, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
McKinleyville barely slipped by Eureka when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 49-48. Will McKinleyville repeat their success, or does Eureka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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