The Fairfield Falcons and the Pittsburg Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pittsburg will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Fairfield extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Falcons blew past Valley 51-15. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Vikings are ranked 1037th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg hadn't done well against Freedom recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Pirates blew past the Falcons 60-40. Surprisingly, this marked the Pirates' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Pittsburg, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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