Santa Clara is 2-8 against Homestead since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Clara Bruins will host the Homestead Mustangs at 7:45 p.m.
Santa Clara is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Saratoga 78-48. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1186th, while the Falcons are ranked 325th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Homestead, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Fremont 58-39 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Firebirds: they've now won three in a row.
Homestead pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points over those games. As for Santa Clara, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.
Santa Clara might still be hurting after the 79-54 defeat they got from Homestead in their previous matchup back in January. Will Santa Clara have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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