Sadly, the Palo Alto Vikings are still looking for their first win of the season after 22 matchups. They had to suffer through a rough 57-24 loss at the hands of Monta Vista. Palo Alto was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-9.
Despite the defeat, Palo Alto saw an underclassman step up: Ella Hoy scored nine points.
Palo Alto's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Monta Vista, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palo Alto will challenge Lynbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palo Alto will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1037th, while Lynbrook is ranked 186th). As for Monta Vista, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Harker at 12:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Harker will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Monta Vista surely won't give up without a fight.
