East Palo Alto Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain View Academy Mustangs. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 73-48 back in January.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dreshon Barker-Goode, who posted 19 points. That was a full 35.2% of East Palo Alto Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Daray Kindle was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Mountain View Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Penaflorida, who went 8 of 18 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Malo, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
East Palo Alto Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Mountain View Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
East Palo Alto Academy has already played their next game (against Apostles Lutheran), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mountain View Academy will head out on the road to face off against Kehillah at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kehillah will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Mountain View Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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