The Mountain View Academy Mustangs pushed their score all the way to 63 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Palo Alto Academy. Mountain View Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Palo Alto Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Mountain View Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caleb Penaflorida, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Penaflorida hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel Olds, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Mountain View Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for East Palo Alto Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Mountain View Academy will be playing at home against DCP Alum Rock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DCP Alum Rock has three straight wins, Mountain View Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for East Palo Alto Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against El Primero at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully El Primero focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Monday.
