A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars challenge the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Albany is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Salesian College Preparatory on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Albany was outmatched by Salesian College Preparatory and fell 75-42. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Pride are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Saint Mary's walked away with it. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 53-41 on Wednesday. The Panthers pushed the score to 43-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bruins cut but never quite recovered from.
Albany's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Saint Mary's, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-8.
Albany didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Saint Mary's in their previous meeting last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 69-63 victory. Does Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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