Basketball Game Preview: O'Farrell Charter Falcons vs. Kearny Komets

Having just played yesterday, the O'Farrell Charter Falcons will jump right back in to play the Kearny Komets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

O'Farrell Charter saw some tournament action on Thursday. They strolled past El Cajon Valley with points to spare, taking the game 51-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.

While Kearny didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They wrapped up 2024 with a 77-63 win over Varsity Opponent.

Kearny is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points per game. As for O'Farrell Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.

O'Farrell Charter was dealt a bruising 82-37 loss at the hands of Kearny in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point O'Farrell Charter was down 53-17.