College Prep hasn't had much luck against Athenian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The College Prep Cougars will head out to square off against the Athenian Owls at 5:00 p.m.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Cougars on Friday. College Prep fell 68-61 to Cornerstone Christian. While losing is never fun, College Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 584th, while Cornerstone Christian is ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, Athenian was able to grind out a solid victory over Emery on Monday, taking the game 53-43. The win continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won four in a row.
Athenian's win came from a few key players College Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ali Algaal, who posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Teni Salako was another key player, putting up 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for College Prep and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Athenian, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
College Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Athenian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for College Prep since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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