The Fairfield Falcons will head out to face off against the Florin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
Fairfield took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Johnson 69-45. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Warriors are ranked 1033rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfield can attribute much of their success to Johnnie Jones, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points and three steals, and Amarre Davis, who went 5 of 7 en route to 14 points. Tristen Smith was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Florin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were beaten by Foothill 70-21. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Florin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Fairfield strolled past Florin when the teams last played back in December of 2015 by a score of 71-56. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Florin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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