Eureka entered their contest against McKinleyville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eureka Loggers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the McKinleyville Panthers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Loggers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 67-61 back in January.
Bode Douglass was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-9 from long range and dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds for McKinleyville. Those 11 boards gave Douglass a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nick Maher, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Eureka's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for McKinleyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Eureka didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-45 defeat against Shasta on the 25th. McKinleyville has also already played their next contest, a 61-38 win against Del Norte on the 28th.
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