The Fairfield Falcons and the Lincoln Fighting Zebras squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Fairfield Falcons had to settle for second. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Zebras. While losing is never fun, Fairfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while Lincoln is ranked 160th).
Despite the loss, Fairfield saw an underclassman step up: Kayana Mickey scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Alayah Gibson, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Lincoln, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
Fairfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-42 victory vs. Ponderosa on the 16th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
