North Valley Baptist hadn't done well against KIPP San Jose Collegiate recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The North Valley Baptist Bulldogs had just enough and edged the KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack out 38-36. The 38-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
North Valley Baptist had a senior duo take command as Dom Lara posted six points and 16 rebounds and Josh Medikondu went 5 of 11 en route to 10 points. Lara is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Lopez, who scored six points and seven rebounds.

Bulldogs
02/03/25 vs KIPP San Jose Collegiate | 38-36 |
01/28/25 vs Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | 72-25 |
01/27/25 vs Liberty Baptist | 54-45 |
01/21/25 vs El Primero | 70-24 |
01/17/25 vs University Prep Academy | 50-40 |
+ 4 more games |
North Valley Baptist pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for KIPP San Jose Collegiate, they moved to 11-9 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
North Valley Baptist won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Cindy Avitia at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for KIPP San Jose Collegiate, they will head out to square off against Summit Tahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. KIPP San Jose Collegiate is facing Summit Tahoma at the right time seeing as Summit Tahoma is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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