Mid-Peninsula won the last time they faced East Palo Alto Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons were the clear victor by a 36-16 margin over the East Palo Alto Academy Bulldogs. The Dragons pushed the score to 34-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
East Palo Alto Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sharol Cruz, who posted seven points, and Perla Sanchez, who scored six points. That was a full 37.5% of East Palo Alto Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Itzel Hurtado also deserves some recognition as she scored her first point of the season.
Dragons
| 01/30/25 @ East Palo Alto Academy | 36-16 |
| 01/27/25 vs Latino College Preparatory Academy | 45-20 |
| 01/23/25 vs Kehillah | 17-38 |
| 01/21/25 vs Pescadero | 21-38 |
| 01/16/25 @ Pacific Bay Christian | 11-28 |
Mid-Peninsula's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10. As for East Palo Alto Academy, their loss was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mid-Peninsula will venture away from home to challenge Mountain View Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mid-Peninsula is facing Mountain View Academy at the right time seeing as Mountain View Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Palo Alto Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Kehillah at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kehillah's defense has only allowed 27.2 points per game this season, so East Palo Alto Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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