Basketball Game Preview: Foresthill Wildfires vs. Futures Knights

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	49-28 W
12/05/24 - Neutral	35-26 W
01/26/24 - Home	57-24 W
01/02/24 - Away	55-14 W
01/24/23 - Away	69-15 W
+ 5 more games

Foresthill is 9-1 against Futures since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Foresthill Wildfires will take on the Futures Knights at 6:00 p.m. Foresthill will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Foresthill is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Encina: they outscored them in every quarter. Foresthill strolled past Encina with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 47-28.

Meanwhile, Futures played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 42-21 to Sacramento Waldorf. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Waves: they've now lost seven in a row.

Foresthill will have to contain Emma Kharchenko as she made an impact in Futures' last game. She dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards. Kharchenko is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last seven games she's played.

Futures' loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Foresthill, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.

Foresthill took their victory against Futures when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 49-28. In that matchup, Foresthill amassed a halftime lead of 30-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.