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| 01/31/25 - Away | 59-82 L |
| 02/22/24 - Neutral | 59-55 W |
| 02/13/24 - Home | 54-51 W |
| 01/30/24 - Away | 45-50 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 61-57 W |
| + 5 more games |
Menlo School and King's Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but not for long. The Menlo School Knights will look to defend their home court on Friday against the King's Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Menlo School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Menlo School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Crystal Springs Uplands to the tune of 82-43 on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Gryphons are ranked 816th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, King's Academy hadn't done well against Sacred Heart Prep recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. King's Academy took down Sacred Heart Prep 66-47.
King's Academy's win came from a few key players Menlo School will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Xavier Barnett, who went 7 of 11 to rack up 18 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Boss Mhoon was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 11 points and five steals.
Menlo School's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Menlo School suffered a grim 82-59 defeat to King's Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnett, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 23 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Menlo School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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