Albany is 0-10 against Salesian College Preparatory since February of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Albany Cougars just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Albany comes in on ten and Salesian College Preparatory on three.
It was a proper cat-fight when Albany challenged Bethel on Thursday. Albany blew past Bethel, posting a 75-48 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Jaguars are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Salesian College Preparatory's strategy against Bethel on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Salesian College Preparatory blew Bethel out of the water with a 79-30 final score. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Albany has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2.
Albany suffered a grim 65-41 defeat to Salesian College Preparatory when the teams last played back in January. Can Albany avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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