The Eastside College Prep Panthers will challenge the Mountain View Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastside College Prep is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Priory on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastside College Prep took a blow against Priory, falling 79-43. Eastside College Prep has struggled against Priory recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Mountain View Academy didn't have too much trouble with Pescadero on Tuesday as they won 66-48. The Mustangs pushed the score to 54-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Eastside College Prep better keep an eye on Daniel Malo. He was instrumental in Mountain View Academy's win, putting up 16 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. Malo's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Christopher Mercado was another key player, earning 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Mountain View Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Mountain View Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Eastside College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Everything came up roses for Eastside College Prep against Mountain View Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 70-40 victory. In that matchup, Eastside College Prep amassed a halftime lead of 31-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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