The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Destiny Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Bishop O'Dowd needed a bit of extra time to put away Castro Valley. They snuck past the Trojans with a 68-63 victory. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Trojans are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Destiny Christian Academy challenged West Park on Wednesday. Destiny Christian Academy took down West Park 62-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Bishop O'Dowd pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.2 points. As for Destiny Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Bishop O'Dowd came up short against Destiny Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 66-60. Can Bishop O'Dowd avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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