The Falls Lake Firebirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Oxford Prep Griffins at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Falls Lake is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bunn on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Falls Lake was outmatched by Bunn and fell 68-30. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Wildcats are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Oxford Prep lost 70-46 to Voyager Academy on Friday. The Griffins have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Oxford Prep's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Falls Lake, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Falls Lake's way against Oxford Prep in their previous meeting back in November, as Falls Lake made off with a 61-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falls Lake 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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