Basketball Game Preview: Lynbrook Vikings vs. Cupertino Pioneers

Lynbrook is 1-9 against Cupertino since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lynbrook Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Cupertino Pioneers at 7:45 p.m.

Last Wednesday, Lynbrook came up short against Homestead and fell 56-46. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly ten points.

Meanwhile, Cupertino came into Wednesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 44-32 win over MacDonald on Wednesday.

Lynbrook better focus on containing Houma Yoshimochi and Nathan Crawford as the pair were huge in Cupertino's win. Yoshimochi went 6 for 9 en route to 14 points, while Crawford went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Crawford a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Shi, who posted nine points.

Cupertino's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Lynbrook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.

Lynbrook came up short against Cupertino when the teams last played back in January, falling 32-25. Will Lynbrook have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.