The Mountain View Academy Mustangs will host the East Palo Alto Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain View Academy has five straight wins, East Palo Alto Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Mountain View Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by San Francisco Christian to the tune of 56-16 on Wednesday. That looming 56-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mustangs yet this season.
| 01/08/25 @ San Francisco Christian | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Mid-Peninsula | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs KIPP Esperanza | 6 |
| 01/06/25 vs Summit Preparatory | 4 |
| 12/05/23 vs Mid-Peninsula | 4 |
Daniel Malo and Caleb Penaflorida were among the main playmakers for Mountain View Academy as the former posted nine points and eight steals and the latter went 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and five steals. Those eight steals gave Malo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zvi Weber, who put up eight points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Palo Alto Academy ended up a good deal behind Design Tech on Thursday and lost 58-40. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dragons 17-12 in the first quarter.
Mountain View Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for East Palo Alto Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mountain View Academy couldn't quite finish off East Palo Alto Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 50-48. Can Mountain View Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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