On Saturday, the Pittsburg Pirates came up short against the Alhambra Bulldogs and fell 56-49. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 208th).
12/04/24 vs Skyline | 24 |
02/01/25 vs Alhambra | 22 |
12/14/24 vs Las Lomas | 20 |
12/13/24 vs Concord | 17 |
01/21/25 @ Antioch | 15 |
Pittsburg lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Yariah Asidanya, who posted 22 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. That's the most points Asidanya has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jayana Bell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Alhambra, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Pittsburg will venture away from home to challenge Freedom at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pittsburg surely won't give up without a fight. Alhambra has already played their next game (against Mt. Diablo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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