The Athenian Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Domenico Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Athenian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars and snuck past 60-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Surya Devasenapathy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points. Teni Salako was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, San Domenico waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 49-36 win over Oakwood. Given San Domenico's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Oakwood is ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Athenian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for San Domenico, they pushed their record up to 20-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Athenian skirted past San Domenico 51-48 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Athenian repeat their success, or does San Domenico have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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