The Leigh Longhorns and the Fremont Firebirds squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Leigh Longhorns had to settle for second. They took a 55-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds. While losing is never fun, Leigh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 667th, while Fremont is ranked 259th).
Several Longhorns players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daphne Glim, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. Glim has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily Chen, who scored 12 points.
Leigh has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for Fremont, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-12.
Leigh didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 32-27 win vs. Sequoia on the 16th. Fremont has also already played their next game, a 52-39 loss against Alisal on the 20th.
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