Mid-Peninsula managed to keep up with Design Tech until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons lost 80-59 to the Design Tech Dragons. Mid-Peninsula lost against Design Tech in their previous head to head back in December of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 68-18 score last time.
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Oliver Carpenter, who posted 20 points along with six steals and five assists. That was a full 33.9% of Mid-Peninsula's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Michael Latour, who put up 14 points and eight rebounds.
Mid-Peninsula has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Design Tech, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Mid-Peninsula didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-45 win against Summit Preparatory on the 28th. Design Tech has also already played their next game, a 55-47 defeat against Kehillah on the 28th.
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