Basketball Game Recap: Mountain View Academy Mustangs vs. More Knights

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 11:54am

Recap: Mountain View Academy Mustangs vs. More Knights

The Mountain View Academy Mustangs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their tenth straight loss. They were dealt a 82-46 loss at the hands of More. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mountain View Academy in their matchups with More: they've now lost four in a row.

Mountain View Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ricardo Malo, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 0 assists. Malo continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Daniel Malo, who scored ten points along with three steals.

Mountain View Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as More pulled down 20 offensive rebounds.

It was another big night for Tim Selway, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds for More. Selway has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Anthony Selway was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.

Mountain View Academy's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-13. As for More, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.

Mountain View Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mid-Peninsula at 5:30 p.m. on February 13th. Mountain View Academy is facing Mid-Peninsula at the right time seeing as Mid-Peninsula is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. More does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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