Basketball Game Preview: Eastside College Prep Panthers vs. Menlo School Knights
By Team Reports
Jan 12, 2025, 4:56am
Basketball Preview: Eastside College Prep Panthers vs. Menlo School Knights
Eastside College Prep is 1-9 against Menlo School since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastside College Prep Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Menlo School Knights. Eastside College Prep is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Eastside College Prep challenged Contra Costa Christian back in December of 2024. Eastside College Prep blew past Contra Costa Christian 65-27. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 37 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Menlo School beat Scotts Valley 65-55 on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Falcons are ranked 539th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastside College Prep pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Menlo School, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Eastside College Prep was dealt a bruising 68-40 loss at the hands of Menlo School in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Eastside College Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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