Basketball Game Preview: Armijo Royals vs. Fairfield Falcons

The Armijo Royals will challenge the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Armijo will be strutting in after a victory while Fairfield will be coming in after a defeat.

Armijo took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They pulled ahead with a 65-64 photo finish over Burbank. The win was all the more spectacular given the Royals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1199th, while the Titans are ranked 281st).

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Armijo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isreal Legree, who posted 20 points. Legree is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Antonio Geronimo was another key player, putting up 18 points.

Meanwhile, Fairfield came up short against Foothill on Wednesday and fell 63-54.

Armijo will have to contain Johnnie Jones as he made an impact in Fairfield's last game. He dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Amarre Davis, who had 12 points and three steals.

Fairfield's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. As for Armijo, their victory bumped their record up to 4-16.

Armijo was taken down by Fairfield 69-39 in their previous matchup on January 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who went 10 of 15 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. Now that Armijo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.