The Fairfield Falcons and the Foothill Cougars will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fairfield proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 20) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Valley 60-57. The victory continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.

Tristen Smith
| 12/16/25 @ Valley | 71% |
| 12/13/25 vs Futures | 25% |
| 12/12/25 vs East Union | 67% |
| 12/11/25 vs Alhambra | 25% |
| 12/09/25 @ Armijo | 40% |
Fairfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tristen Smith out in front who shot 71% from the field to rack up 15 points along with seven assists and five steals. Thanks to that strong game, Smith now owns an excellent 47.8% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Smith, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foothill). They came out on top against University Prep by a score of 84-71 on Tuesday.
Foothill now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Fairfield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Fairfield was able to grind out a solid win over Foothill when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 67-54. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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