The Firebaugh Falcons will square off against the Big Bear Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Firebaugh sitting on four straight victories and Big Bear on 15.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Firebaugh had no problem doing just that on Friday. They really took it to the Jaguars for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-50 victory at home. Firebaugh has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even though Notre Dame scored an imposing 73 points on Friday, Big Bear still came out on top. Big Bear had just enough and edged Notre Dame out 76-73.
It was another big night for Levi Rufner, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and five steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Dolan, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Firebaugh has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Big Bear, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
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