Basketball Recap: Mid-Peninsula Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

Oliver Carpenter

Steals

02/11/25 @ KIPP Esperanza	11
02/07/25 vs San Francisco Christian	7
02/06/25 vs Kehillah	5
02/04/25 @ Mountain View Academy	3
01/30/25 @ East Palo Alto Academy	3
+ 13 more games

Mid-Peninsula won the last time they faced KIPP Esperanza, and Oliver Carpenter did his part to make sure it happened again. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons enjoyed a cozy 59-44 victory over the KIPP Esperanza Eagles on Tuesday thanks to Carpenter, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 11 steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times he's played.

Another player making a difference was Nayan Chawla, who posted seven points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave him a new career-high.

Despite the loss, KIPP Esperanza still got an impressive performance from Jaylen Bush, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jereny Castro, who earned ten points.

The win made it two in a row for Mid-Peninsula and bumps their season record up to 8-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for KIPP Esperanza, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Mid-Peninsula didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-22 victory against Stratford Prep on the 13th. As for KIPP Esperanza, they have also already played their next game, a 49-35 loss against Mountain View Academy on the 13th.