Saratoga easily dispatched Piedmont Hills last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Saratoga Falcons fell just short of the San Marcos Royals by a score of 67-65 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Royals are ranked 128th).
Saratoga's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3. As for San Marcos, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Saratoga and Ventura will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for San Marcos, they and Paraclete will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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