Laguna Creek is 2-8 against McClatchy since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Laguna Creek Cardinals will be playing at home against the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Laguna Creek will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 799th, while McClatchy is ranked 57th).
Laguna Creek suffered their biggest loss since November 17, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Monterey Trail 69-31. Laguna Creek was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-13.
Meanwhile, McClatchy waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-60 win over La Jolla Country Day. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Laguna Creek's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 2-10. As for McClatchy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Laguna Creek was dealt a bruising 70-24 loss at the hands of McClatchy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Laguna Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
