Basketball Game Preview: Salesian College Preparatory Pride vs. Albany Cougars

Salesian College Preparatory has won five straight games at home, while Albany has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Salesian College Preparatory Pride will host the Albany Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Salesian College Preparatory's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matchups.

Salesian College Preparatory is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Bethel: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Salesian College Preparatory blew Bethel out of the water with a 79-30 final score. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Albany duked it out withBethel on Thursday. Albany took their matchup with ease, bagging a 75-48 victory over Bethel. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Jaguars are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Albany is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.

Everything went Salesian College Preparatory's way against Albany in their previous meeting back in January, as Salesian College Preparatory made off with a 65-41 victory. Will Salesian College Preparatory repeat their success, or does Albany have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.