McKinley lost against Denham Springs back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McKinley Panthers fell to the Denham Springs Yellowjackets 60-55. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked tenth).
Leading Denham Springs to victory were Jermaine OConner and JK OConner. Jermaine went 6 for 12 on his way to 19 points and three steals, while JK posted eight points in addition to six assists and six boards. Jermaine has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of DaJean Golmond, who had 11 points.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Denham Springs, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the McKinley Panthers duke it out with the East Iberville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Denham Springs, they will square off against Episcopal at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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