With a playoff game on the line, the McClatchy Lions rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Panthers 66-64. The victory was just what McClatchy needed coming off of a 66-38 loss in their prior matchup.
Pinewood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Vallory Kuelker, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Katherine Garr, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
McClatchy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Pinewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-7.
McClatchy will head out on the road to square off against Whitney at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Whitney is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so McClatchy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Pinewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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