Basketball Recap: Los Angeles Extends Winning Streak to Five

Romans

Previous 5 Games

02/05/25 vs Manual Arts	63-51
01/31/25 @ West Adams	58-31
01/29/25 @ Dr. Maya Angelou Community	66-40
01/27/25 vs Diego Rivera	48-39
01/24/25 @ Santee	63-22

Los Angeles waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Manual Arts Toilers by a score of 63-51. This was a revenge game for the Romans: when they faced off against the Toilers back in January, they had to take a 82-59 loss.

When it comes to explaining why Manual Arts lost, don't look at Devin Moody. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Moody's afternoon made it 44 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bry'Cen Carter, who posted nine points.

Los Angeles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Manual Arts, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.

Los Angeles and Jefferson will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. The timing is sure in Los Angeles' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Jefferson has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Manual Arts, they will square off against Santee at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Manual Arts is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.