Basketball Preview: California Grizzlies vs. Fremont Firebirds
California has gone 3-0 against Fremont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The California Grizzlies are taking a road trip to take on the Fremont Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully California focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
While Grizzlies fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Saturday's season opener. They walked away with a 62-50 victory over Pinole Valley.
Sofie Addiego went supernova for California, going 8 for 11 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds. What's more, Addiego also posted a 73% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Lauren Yee was another key player, earning 11 points in addition to five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, a win for Fremont just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 61-31 loss at the hands of Menlo School. The Firebirds were down 44-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
California took their victory against Fremont when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 49-25. Will California repeat their success, or does Fremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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