The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 83-47 victory over Alameda. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-22.
Bishop O'Dowd's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Green, who scored 16 points along with three steals. Chris Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Bishop O'Dowd pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Alameda, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
Bishop O'Dowd will head out on the road to take on Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Bishop O'Dowd likes a good challenge. As for Alameda, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Castro Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Castro Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 438th, while Alameda is ranked 124th).
