The Cupertino Pioneers will challenge the Homestead Mustangs at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cupertino has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Homestead will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Cupertino came up short against Saratoga and fell 55-46. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 858th, while the Falcons are ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, Homestead strolled past MacDonald with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 56-40. The Mustangs pushed the score to 49-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Condor cut but never quite recovered from.
Cupertino's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Homestead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Cupertino was dealt a bruising 49-19 loss at the hands of Homestead in their previous matchup on January 11th. Will Cupertino have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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