McClave is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sierra Grande is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Both teams will face off at 3:30 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. McClave has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 563 points over their last eight matchups.
McClave scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 84-46 victory over Wiley. McClave has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 28 points or more this season.
McClave's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tuff Kelley, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, and Conner Forgue, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Forgue has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Bronniman, who scored 15 points.
Sierra Grande proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 22) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hoehne and snuck past 45-43.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sierra Grande to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jadyn Martinez, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Ontiveros, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
McClave's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Sierra Grande, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
McClave skirted past Sierra Grande 46-44 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will McClave repeat their success, or does Sierra Grande have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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