Port of Los Angeles is 0-10 against Harbor Teacher since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears will be playing at home against the Harbor Teacher Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Port of Los Angeles: they have been struggling with 12 straight losses at home, while Harbor Teacher has snatched up 12 consecutive wins on the road.
Port of Los Angeles suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They were beaten by Hawkins 68-25. Port of Los Angeles has struggled against Hawkins recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Harbor Teacher put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 59-9 victory over Jordan at home. Given Harbor Teacher's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Jordan is ranked 777th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harbor Teacher found their leader in underclassman Munachimso Emegwa, who dropped a triple-double on 35 points, 12 rebounds, and ten steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Emegwa has scored at least a third of Harbor Teacher's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Misae Coleman, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Port of Los Angeles' loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Harbor Teacher, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Port of Los Angeles was dealt a bruising 72-11 defeat at the hands of Harbor Teacher when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coleman, who scored 28 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Now that Port of Los Angeles knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
