The Pacific Ridge Firebirds and the Hoover Cardinals will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Pacific Ridge and six for Hoover dating back to last season.
Pacific Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Academy of Our Lady of Peace on Friday, falling 49-25.

Maddie Wernig
| 11/28/25 vs Academy of Our Lady of Peace | 13 |
| 11/26/25 vs Patrick Henry | 10 |
| 11/25/25 vs Point Loma | 6 |
| 11/20/25 vs Patrick Henry | 4 |
Maddie Wernig put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 13 points and four steals. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Burlingame, who had six steals.
Meanwhile, Hoover came up short against Madison on Friday and fell 47-35.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pacific Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Pacific Ridge came up short against Hoover in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, falling 64-60. Can the Firebirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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