With a playoff game on the line, the McClatchy Lions rose to the challenge on Thursday. They secured a 73-67 W over the Wildcats. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Whitney still got an impressive performance from Kendall Dykstra, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dykstra has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sammy Schuler, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals.
McClatchy is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Whitney, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-10.
McClatchy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-54 loss vs. Carondelet on the 2nd. Whitney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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