Firebaugh was the 80-50 winner over Norwalk when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Firebaugh Falcons fell just short of the Norwalk Lancers by a score of 64-62 on Friday.
Norwalk got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ariel Rodriguez out in front who went 9 for 13 on his way to 23 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in points. Andruw Castellanos was another key player, putting up 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Firebaugh's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Norwalk, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Firebaugh won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Middle College at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Firebaugh is facing Middle College at the right time seeing as Middle College is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Norwalk, they will host Downey at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
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