Having just played yesterday, the Saint Mary's Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Albany Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Mary's will be strutting in after a win while Albany will be coming in after a defeat.
Saint Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 53-41 victory over St. Patrick-St. Vincent. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Bruins are ranked 462nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Albany played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 75-42 loss at the hands of Salesian College Preparatory. The Cougars were down 61-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The win made it two in a row for Saint Mary's and bumps their season record up to 19-8. As for Albany, their loss dropped their record down to 21-5.
Saint Mary's came up short against Albany in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 69-63. Can Saint Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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