Basketball Game Preview: Foothill Falcons vs. Las Lomas Knights

The Foothill Falcons and the Las Lomas Knights will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Foothill is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Dublin on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Foothill was beaten by Dublin 60-31. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 697th, while the Gaels are ranked 103rd).

Meanwhile, Las Lomas came up short against Campolindo on Friday and fell 49-39. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Las Lomas' loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Foothill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.