Bears
| 01/17/25 @ Carlmont | 41-40 |
| 01/15/25 @ Westmoor | 59-28 |
| 01/11/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep | 52-43 |
Menlo-Atherton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They slipped by the Carlmont Scots 41-40. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Scots are ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Scots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Willow Ishibashi-To, who posted 11 points along with six assists and four steals. Ishibashi-To is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cyan Yee, who put up five points and three steals.
Menlo-Atherton pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Carlmont, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Menlo-Atherton will challenge Aragon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Menlo-Atherton is facing Aragon at the right time seeing as Aragon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Carlmont, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-45 defeat against Monta Vista on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
