The Stagg Delta Kings and the McClatchy Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Stagg turned things around against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on Tuesday. They blew past the Titans 65-31. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Delta Kings considering their 29-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, McClatchy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They breezed by the Raiders to the tune of 87-57. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 30 points or more this season.
McClatchy's win came from a few key players Stagg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kai Bradford, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Miller, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points along with eight steals and seven assists.
McClatchy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.5 points per game. As for Stagg, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
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