Basketball Game Preview: Athenian Owls vs. College Prep Cougars

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Previous Games

02/08/24 - Home	61-41 W
02/01/24 - Away	52-37 W
01/19/24 - Home	60-53 W
02/09/23 - Home	64-45 W
02/07/23 - Away	47-50 L
+ 5 more games

Athenian is 8-2 against College Prep since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Athenian Owls will host the College Prep Cougars at 7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Athenian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-52 to Cornerstone Christian. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Cougars are ranked 160th).

College Prep got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They snuck past Bentley with a 48-42 win on Tuesday.

College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Athenian, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.

Everything went Athenian's way against College Prep in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Athenian made off with a 61-41 win. Does Athenian have another victory up their sleeve, or will College Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.