On Wednesday the men’s basketball team will go up against a familiar foe when it plays the Antelope Valley College Marauders in the first round of the Southern California Regionals at 7 p.m.

The Falcons and the Marauders met in the College of the Canyons Tournament with the Marauders coming out victorious, 62-59.

It was a game that came down to the wire as both teams went in tied at 59 with two minutes to play, with the Marauders coming out on top.

The Falcons, who are the South Coast Conference South Division champions, come into the tournament ranked as the No. 19 seeded team out of 20.

The ranking has small forward Terence Traylor feeling a little uneasy.

“It’s kind of bittersweet because I feel we should have had a better record to get a home game and a top seed,” he said.

The Falcons ended the season with an overall 16-10 record and a 10-3 conference record.

Traylor, who averaged 4.1 points per game in the regular season, wants to help the team win in the post season.

“I (am) preparing myself by just continuing to do what I’ve been doing. The worst thing I could do is put too much pressure on myself.”

He also added, “The main goal of the playoffs is to win. We can’t just be happy we made it (into the playoffs).”

The Marauders were tied for second place in the Foothill Conference and are coming in as the No. 14 seed. They finished the season with an overall 19-8 record.

“We are excited to play in the playoffs. We played them before so we feel comfortable playing them,” said head coach Russ May.

“The playoffs are a good motivation for them (the players) and we’re looking to take advantage.”

The winner will have No. 3 Mt. San Antonio College waiting for them in the second round on Saturday.