If Millikan was feeling good fresh off their 58-17 takedown of Compton last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Millikan Rams came up short against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits on Friday, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 97th).
Joy Anderson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds for Long Beach Poly. The matchup was Anderson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Lemons, who posted 12 points.
Rams
| 01/17/25 @ Long Beach Poly | 31-57 |
| 01/15/25 vs Compton | 58-17 |
| 01/14/25 vs La Mirada | 51-44 |
| 01/13/25 @ Cabrillo | 47-35 |
| 01/08/25 @ Lakewood | 17-62 |
Millikan moved to 11-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Long Beach Poly, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Millikan will welcome Jordan at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Long Beach Poly, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-40 defeat against Pioneer on the 18th.
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