The Saratoga Falcons will challenge the Cupertino Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saratoga is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Saratoga is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing MacDonald: they outscored them in every quarter. Saratoga took down MacDonald 64-49 on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Condor are ranked 989th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cupertino came up short against Fremont on Friday and fell 45-33. The Pioneers have struggled against the Firebirds recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Saratoga is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Cupertino, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Saratoga didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cupertino in their previous meeting on January 8th, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cupertino's Jason Shi, who went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Saratoga still be able to contain Shi? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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