Basketball Recap: Mountain View Academy Piles Up the Points Against San Francisco Christian

By Team Reports Jan 9, 2025, 3:41am

Basketball Recap: Mountain View Academy Mustangs vs. San Francisco Christian Trojans

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Previous 5 Games

01/08/25 @ San Francisco Christian56-16
01/07/25 @ Mid-Peninsula72-58
01/06/25 vs Summit Preparatory60-28
12/10/24 vs KIPP Esperanza62-37
12/03/24 vs Khan Lab46-37

Mountain View Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the San Francisco Christian Trojans 56-16. The game marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Mountain View Academy was led to victory by Daniel Malo and Caleb Penaflorida. Malo posted nine points and eight steals, while Penaflorida went 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Malo a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zvi Weber, who had eight points and five rebounds.

Mountain View Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Mountain View Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for San Francisco Christian, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Mountain View Academy will square off against East Palo Alto Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Francisco Christian, they will head out to square off against KIPP Esperanza at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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