Basketball Recap: Mid-Peninsula Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Oliver Carpenter and Michael Latour

Mid-Peninsula lost against Mountain View Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons took a 71-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Academy Mustangs. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Oliver Carpenter

Steals

02/04/25 @ Mountain View Academy	3
01/30/25 @ East Palo Alto Academy	3
01/28/25 vs Summit Preparatory	2
01/23/25 vs Design Tech	6
01/21/25 vs Pescadero	4
+ 10 more games

Mid-Peninsula's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Michael Latour, who posted 26 points and seven rebounds, and Oliver Carpenter, who put up 26 points along with five boards and three steals. Carpenter has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. Another player making a difference was James Carpenter, who scored four points and seven rebounds.

Christopher Mercado had an outrageously good game for Mountain View Academy as he shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 boards. What's more, Mercado also posted a 42% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Daniel Malo was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Mid-Peninsula's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Mountain View Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Mid-Peninsula wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 82-54 loss against Kehillah on the 6th. As for Mountain View Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-54 win against East Palo Alto Academy on the 6th.