Basketball Recap: Pacific Bay Christian Beats Mountain View Academy for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Pacific Bay Christian waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Mountain View Academy Mustangs by a score of 53-42. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 71-59 loss the last time these two teams met.

Leading Pacific Bay Christian to victory were Brady Strickland and Noah Jung. Strickland almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards, while Jung posted 18 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Jung's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jasper Watts was another key player, putting up six points.

Mountain View Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Caleb Penaflorida and Christopher Mercado. Penaflorida put up 19 points and three steals, while Mercado scored 15 points along with six boards and three steals. Mercado is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played.

Pacific Bay Christian pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Mountain View Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.

Pacific Bay Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against San Francisco Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacific Bay Christian is facing San Francisco Christian at the right time seeing as San Francisco Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mountain View Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Kehillah at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season.