Carlmont is 2-8 against Menlo-Atherton since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carlmont Scots will be playing at home against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Carlmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Aragon, taking the game 56-46. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
| 01/15/25 @ Aragon | 18 |
| 01/14/25 vs Westmoor | 15 |
| 01/10/25 @ Half Moon Bay | 19 |
It was another big night for Willow Ishibashi-To, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 18 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The game was her third in a row with at least ten points. Arianna Vasiliev was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton humbled Westmoor with a 59-28 victory. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Rams are ranked 468th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Menlo-Atherton has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Carlmont, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Carlmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Menlo-Atherton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 71-68. Will Carlmont repeat their success, or does Menlo-Atherton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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