Woodside is 2-8 against Burlingame since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Woodside Wildcats face off against the Burlingame Panthers at 7:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Woodside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-56 to Half Moon Bay. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Cougars are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, Burlingame played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Menlo-Atherton and fell 62-29. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Burlingame saw an underclassman step up: freshman Lucca Maher posted eight points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Burlingame and nudges their season record down to 8-12. As for Woodside, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Woodside came up short against Burlingame in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 53-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maher, who went 7 for 15 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Now that Woodside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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