Basketball Game Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Alhambra Bulldogs

College Park is 8-2 against Alhambra since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The College Park Falcons will face off against the Alhambra Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. College Park is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.

Last Tuesday, College Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Miramonte, taking the game 73-63.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead College Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Miles Cooper, who posted 29 points. That's the most points Cooper has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathys Joseph, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Alhambra played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Northgate, falling 58-34. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Broncos are ranked 160th).

College Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Alhambra, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12.

College Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Alhambra in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 41-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for College Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.