Basketball Recap: Mid-Peninsula Drops Season-High Score on East Palo Alto Academy

Dragons

Team Score

12/12/24 vs East Palo Alto Academy	65
12/05/24 vs Stratford Prep	60
12/06/24 vs Quarry Lane	39
12/03/24 @ Jewish Community	24

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mid-Peninsula on Thursday. They strolled past the East Palo Alto Academy Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 65-47. The Dragons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

East Palo Alto Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Daray Kindle, who posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Dreshon Barker-Goode, who put up 16 points.

The victory got Mid-Peninsula back to even at 2-2. As for East Palo Alto Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Mid-Peninsula and Apostles Lutheran will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Mid-Peninsula is facing Apostles Lutheran at the right time seeing as Apostles Lutheran is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for East Palo Alto Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oceana at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.