Basketball Game Preview: Los Angeles Romans vs. Fremont Pathfinders

The Los Angeles Romans will venture away from home to square off against the Fremont Pathfinders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Los Angeles has nine straight victories, Fremont has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Los Angeles is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past West Adams to the tune of 81-35 on Friday. With the Romans ahead 54-21 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-38, which was the final score in Fremont's tilt against Dorsey on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Pathfinders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1135th, while the Dons are ranked 540th).

Los Angeles' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.

Los Angeles beat Fremont 57-48 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Angeles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.