On Saturday, the East Union Lancers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-61 to the McLane Highlanders.
McLane was led to victory by Demetrius Simon and Keyvon Burcher. Simon went 10 for 14 on his way to 22 points along with eight boards and seven steals, while Burcher went 8 of 11 en route to 20 points and three steals. Those 22 points gave Simon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Keshawn Langenfeld, who went 5 of 7 en route to 10 points.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for McLane, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-8.
East Union will square off against Sierra at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Union is facing Sierra at the right time seeing as Sierra is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for McLane, they will challenge Torres at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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