The Scripps Ranch Falcons will head out to  face off against the University City Centurions  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Scripps Ranch is coming into the  matchup on  a  five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Scripps Ranch took a  blow against Mission Bay, falling  69-27. 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 447th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 49th).
 Meanwhile, University City came up short against St. Augustine on Tuesday and fell  60-48. The Centurions haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
 University City now  has a losing record at 11-12. As for Scripps Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
 Scripps Ranch came up short against University City when the teams last played  back in January, falling  55-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of  University City's  Dylan Griffin, who  almost  dropped  a triple-double on 33 points, 11  boards,  and nine  steals. Now that Scripps Ranch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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