Los Gatos and Los Altos are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Los Gatos Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Los Altos Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Los Gatos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Los Gatos came up short against Palo Alto and fell 57-47.
01/20/24 vs Palo Alto | 12 |
02/24/24 vs Menlo-Atherton | 10 |
01/24/25 vs Palo Alto | 9 |
01/23/24 vs Mountain View | 9 |
02/22/24 vs Santa Teresa | 9 |
Los Gatos' loss came about despite a quality game from Scotty Brennan, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds Brennan has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Zach Otoupal, who posted six points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Los Gatos smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Los Altos had to suffer through a 73-38 loss at the hands of Milpitas. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Trojans are ranked 113th).
Los Altos has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Los Gatos, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Everything came up roses for Los Gatos against Los Altos in their previous matchup on January 8th, as the team secured a 57-20 win. In that contest, Los Gatos amassed a halftime lead of 28-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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