Basketball Recap: Albany Skates Past Hercules with Ease

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Hercules	59-25
01/24/25 vs St. Patrick-St. Vincent	71-62
01/21/25 vs Pinole Valley	79-64
01/17/25 @ Putnam Vo-Tech	54-51
01/16/25 vs Newton North	58-53

Albany had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They really took it to the Hercules Titans for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-25 win. With the Cougars ahead 32-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Despite the loss, Hercules still got an impressive performance from Cooper Nihei, who posted eight points.

Albany is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Hercules, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.

Albany wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 64-25 victory against Vallejo on the 28th. As for Hercules, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-49 loss against Swett on the 28th.