The Pacific Ridge Firebirds will take on the High Tech CV Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pacific Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past El Capitan to the tune of 70-38. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Vaqueros are ranked 1033rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, High Tech CV entered their tilt with High Tech SD on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 71-65 W against the Storm.
Pacific Ridge better keep an eye on Kyle Ilagan. He was instrumental in High Tech CV's win, putting up 21 points. Uri Gomez was another key player, earning 14 points.
Pacific Ridge's win bumped their record up to 20-8. As for High Tech CV, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
Pacific Ridge beat High Tech CV 70-62 in their previous matchup on February 3rd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ilagan, who went 10-for-18 en route to 28 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Firebirds still be able to contain Ilagan? There's only one way to find out.
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