Basketball Game Preview: Pilibos Eagles vs. Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) Panthers

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Previous Games

12/05/24 - Away	68-60 W
12/09/23 - Away	56-69 L
12/02/23 - Home	65-49 W
01/04/23 - Home	74-73 W
12/15/22 - Away	53-55 L
+ 5 more games

Pilibos is 8-2 against Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Pilibos Eagles will be playing at home against the Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) Panthers at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Pilibos' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.

If Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pilibos took over last week. Pilibos came out on top against AGBU by a score of 61-54 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Titans are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Antranik Balian continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pilibos' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Honanian, who posted 16 points.

Meanwhile, Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) strolled past Holy Martyrs Armenian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Pilibos, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.

Pilibos beat Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) 68-60 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Does Pilibos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.