The Piedmont Hills Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Saratoga Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Piedmont Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
While Piedmont Hills didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 71-38 victory over Mt. Pleasant. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Cardinals are ranked 1038th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Armin D was his usual excellent self, putting up 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian A., who posted 14 points.
Meanwhile, Saratoga came up short against Carmel on Friday and fell 67-54. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Piedmont Hills' win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Saratoga, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Piedmont Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Saratoga when the teams last played back in December of 2015, winning 58-47. Will Piedmont Hills repeat their success, or does Saratoga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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