The Fairfield Falcons will challenge the Northgate Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Fairfield will bounce into Friday's game after beating Benicia, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fairfield walked away with a 63-50 win over Benicia on Saturday.
Fairfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Amarre Davis out in front who went 10 for 23 on his way to 24 points. Johnnie Jones was another key player, going 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds.
Fairfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Northgate has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 63-54 to St. Monica on Monday.
Fairfield will have to contain Nico Martin as he made an impact in Northgate's last game. He went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rufus Lee, who posted 14 points.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Northgate, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fairfield has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Northgate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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