The North Saxons will take on the Santiago Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in North's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 matchups.
North had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They strolled past Leuzinger with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 76-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Santiago didn't have too much trouble with San Juan Hills at home on Saturday as they won 60-42. Given Santiago's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while San Juan Hills is ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Santiago, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
