The Florin Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florin has now lost 15 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 19.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-32, which was the final score in Florin's tilt against Foothill on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1284th, while the Mustangs are ranked 486th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield). They really took it to Johnson for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-36 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Falcons had established a 25 point advantage.
Fairfield's win came from a few key players Florin will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Johnnie Jones, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards. What's more, he also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Amarre Davis, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points and four steals.
Fairfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Fairfield's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Florin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Florin was taken down by Fairfield 61-25 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Florin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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