The Jefferson Grizzlies will venture away from home to square off against the Burlingame Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jefferson and Menlo-Atherton faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Wednesday. Jefferson was beaten by Menlo-Atherton 73-46. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Bears are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Burlingame came up short against Half Moon Bay on Wednesday and fell 61-50. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Burlingame's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Jefferson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
Jefferson came up short against Burlingame in their previous meeting back in January, falling 62-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burlingame's David Parrot, who went 7 of 10 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds. Now that Jefferson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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