King's Academy and Menlo School are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but not for long. The King's Academy Knights will square off against the Menlo School Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King's Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 games -- so hopefully Menlo School likes a good challenge.
King's Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Menlo School: they just beat Sacred Heart Prep at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. King's Academy enjoyed a cozy 66-47 win over Sacred Heart Prep on Friday.
Xavier Barnett
| 02/07/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep | 6 |
| 02/04/25 @ Priory | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Menlo School | 2 |
| 01/25/25 vs Head-Royce | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Sacred Heart Prep | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead King's Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Barnett, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. Barnett has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Boss Mhoon was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 11 points and five steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Menlo School). They breezed past Crystal Springs Uplands to the tune of 82-43 on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Gryphons are ranked 816th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Menlo School's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
King's Academy took their win against Menlo School when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 82-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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