The Fremont Firebirds will head out to face off against the Homestead Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fremont will be strutting in after a victory while Homestead will be coming in after a defeat.
Fremont will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Los Altos, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fremont came out on top against Los Altos by a score of 35-27 on Friday. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Firebirds were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Monta Vista 62-29. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Matadors are ranked 206th).
Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Fremont, they pushed their record up to 9-12 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fremont didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Homestead when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fremont since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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