Bishop O'Dowd is 2-8 against Salesian College Preparatory since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will face off against the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Bishop O'Dowd is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past San Leandro 85-8 on Thursday. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Pirates are ranked 499th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Salesian College Preparatory, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on St. Patrick-St. Vincent with a sharp 61-40 victory on Wednesday. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Bishop O'Dowd better keep an eye on Jamia Sawyer. She was instrumental in Salesian College Preparatory's win, putting up 21 points and three steals. Sawyer continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiya Sawyer, who posted 14 points and five assists.
Salesian College Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.3 points. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Bishop O'Dowd strolled past Salesian College Preparatory in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Salesian College Preparatory's Madalyn Kanazawa, who earned 20 points. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Bishop O'Dowd to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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