If Los Gatos was riding high fresh off their 77-38 takedown of Wilcox last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Los Gatos Wildcats fell 48-41 to the Mountain View Spartans on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Spartans are ranked 401st).
| 01/17/25 vs Mountain View | 3 |
| 01/10/25 @ Wilcox | 2 |
| 01/08/25 vs Los Altos | 4 |
Los Gatos' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Anthony Martin, who posted 19 points and three steals, and Zach Otoupal, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Martin is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Los Gatos smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Jayden Minor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mountain View, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Maller, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Los Gatos' loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Mountain View, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Los Gatos will face off against Gunn at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gunn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mountain View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-54 defeat against Carlmont on the 18th.
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