It was a Battle of the Birds when Harker took on Fairfield on Saturday. The Harker Eagles walked away with a 64-53 victory over the Fairfield Falcons. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Falcons are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alaisha Mathis, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 15 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Chavez, who posted ten points and three steals.
Harker's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Harker wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 56-53 victory against Coronado on the 30th. As for Fairfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-23 loss against Northgate on the 30th.
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