The Homestead Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cupertino Pioneers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Homestead has seven straight victories, Cupertino has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Homestead strolled past MacDonald with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Condor are ranked 995th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cupertino came up short against Saratoga on Wednesday and fell 55-46.
Homestead has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Cupertino, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything came up roses for Homestead against Cupertino in their previous meeting on January 11th, as the team secured a 49-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homestead since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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