Basketball Preview: Le Lycee Lions vs. Holy Martyrs Armenian Armens
Le Lycee hasn't had much luck against Holy Martyrs Armenian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Le Lycee Lions will square off against the Holy Martyrs Armenian Armens at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Le Lycee finally turned things around against Southwestern Academy on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over the Sun. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Holy Martyrs Armenian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Bears, posting a 59-31 victory. Given the Armens' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Bears are ranked 317th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Martyrs Armenian's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Le Lycee, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
Le Lycee was dealt a bruising 90-52 defeat at the hands of Holy Martyrs Armenian in their previous meeting back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Le Lycee was down 55-25.
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