The Foothill Falcons and the St. Paul Swordsmen will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foothill's tournament run continued when they took on Mountain View on Thursday. Foothill managed a 48-43 win over Mountain View. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 23rd in Nevada, while the Toros are ranked 89th in Arizona), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
While St. Paul didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 72-63 victory over Basic on Thursday.
St. Paul has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Foothill, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
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