Mid-Peninsula hasn't had much luck against Kehillah recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mid-Peninsula Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kehillah Rams at 4:00 p.m.
Mid-Peninsula is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 38-21 to Pescadero. That's two games in a row now that the Dragons have lost by exactly 17 points.
Meanwhile, Kehillah has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 26.71 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Mountain View Academy out 60-57. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mid-Peninsula better focus on containing Noga Kohavi and Ariella Sheppard as the pair were huge in Kehillah's win. Kohavi posted 29 points, while Sheppard put up 19 points along with seven boards and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kohavi has scored at least a third of Kehillah's points. Advah Spiro was another key player, putting up six points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Kehillah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Kehillah and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Mid-Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Mid-Peninsula might still be hurting after the 42-16 defeat they got from Kehillah when the teams last played last Monday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mid-Peninsula was down 32-7.
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