Athenian lost against St. Joseph Notre Dame back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Athenian Owls fell to the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots 59-53. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Pilots are ranked 187th).
Athenian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Teni Salako, who posted 21 points. Ali Algaal was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Athenian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-8.
Athenian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-45 victory against Oakland Military Institute on the 8th. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they will take on Head-Royce at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in St. Joseph Notre Dame's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
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