Basketball Recap: Alameda Skates Past San Leandro with Ease

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

11/29/24 @ Vintage	58
01/29/25 @ San Leandro	41
12/23/24 vs Mission San Jose	34
12/21/24 @ College Park	31
01/14/25 vs Castro Valley	30

A well-balanced attack led Alameda over San Leandro in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Alameda Hornets blew the San Leandro Pirates out of the water with a 63-22 final score. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Alameda is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for San Leandro, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.

Alameda and San Leandro could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Alameda (ranked 146th) will meet Pinewood (ranked ninth) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, San Leandro will square off against Piedmont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday down 493 places (537 vs. 44).