Basketball Game Preview: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Alameda Hornets

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Away	83-47 W
01/03/24 - Away	63-62 W
01/27/23 - Away	62-53 W
01/06/23 - Away	53-63 L
02/11/22 - Away	54-41 W
+ 5 more games

Bishop O'Dowd is 9-1 against Alameda since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will be playing at home against the Alameda Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Bishop O'Dowd is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since December 4, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Piedmont as Bishop O'Dowd made off with a 78-53 win. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Highlanders are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Alameda beat Castro Valley 60-55 on Tuesday.

Alameda has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.

Everything came up roses for Bishop O'Dowd against Alameda when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 83-47 win. In that contest, Bishop O'Dowd amassed a halftime lead of 46-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.