The Pittsburg Pirates will head out to challenge the Freedom Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests.
On Wednesday, Pittsburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Edison 52-49.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost to Liberty on the road by a 65-50 margin. 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 713th, while the Lions are ranked 40th).
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Pittsburg, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything came up roses for Pittsburg against Freedom when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 86-50 win. In that matchup, Pittsburg amassed a halftime lead of 47-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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