The Menlo-Atherton Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Hollister Haybalers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Menlo-Atherton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Menlo School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 53-38 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Knights are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hollister on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Rancho San Juan out of the water with a 66-24 final score. With the Haybalers ahead 37-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Hollister has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Menlo-Atherton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Menlo-Atherton came up short against Hollister in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 45-37. Can Menlo-Atherton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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