The Alhambra Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Piedmont Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Alhambra focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Alhambra walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over the Titans.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Alhambra to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samuel Gillaspy, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jaimison Krause, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Piedmont waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They managed a 40-34 win over Sonoma Valley. Given Piedmont's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Sonoma Valley is ranked 669th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Alhambra back to even at 14-14. As for Piedmont, they pushed their record up to 18-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Alhambra didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Piedmont in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. Will Alhambra repeat their success, or does Piedmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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