The McLane Highlanders will challenge the Madera South Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. McLane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
Madera South will be up against a hot McLane team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. McLane enjoyed a cozy 47-33 victory over Torres on Wednesday. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Toros are ranked 913th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/29/25 @ Torres | 7 |
| 01/25/25 vs East Union | 7 |
| 01/24/25 @ Sanger West | 7 |
| 01/22/25 vs Madera | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Stockdale | 4 |
Demetrius Simon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Da?Zir Newhouse, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Madera South has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 72-68 heartbreaker at the hands of Sanger West. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Stallions still had to take the loss.
McLane has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Madera South, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 16-8.
McLane came out on top in a nail-biter against Madera South when the teams last played on January 15th, sneaking past 53-50. Does McLane have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madera South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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