If Mid-Peninsula was feeling good fresh off their 72-45 takedown of Summit Preparatory last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 55-54 to the East Palo Alto Academy Bulldogs. The Dragons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 65-47.
Oliver Carpenter
| 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 |
| 01/16/25 @ Pacific Bay Christian | 5 |
| + 9 more games |
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Oliver Carpenter, who posted 14 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Carpenter has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. James Carpenter was another key player, going 6 for 12 to rack up 13 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Mid-Peninsula smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Dreshon Barker-Goode was his usual excellent self, going 12 of 28 on his way to 31 points for East Palo Alto Academy. East Palo Alto Academy is 3-1 when Barker-Goode posts 20 or more points, but 1-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Daray Kindle, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points.
Mid-Peninsula's loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-8. As for East Palo Alto Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Mid-Peninsula wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-63 defeat against Mountain View Academy on the 4th. As for East Palo Alto Academy, they have also already played their next match, a 64-45 loss against Kehillah on the 3rd.
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