The New West Charter Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Horace Mann UCLA Community Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New West Charter comes in on three and Horace Mann UCLA Community on five.
New West Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They snuck past University Prep Value with a 52-47 win.
Liam Hakimi
| 02/22/25 @ University Prep Value | 20 |
| 02/20/25 vs East College Prep | 29 |
| 02/13/25 @ University Prep Value | 21 |
| 02/07/25 @ Math & Science College Preparatory | 18 |
| 02/05/25 @ Stella High Charter Academy | 43 |
| + 2 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New West Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Liam Hakimi, who posted 20 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Hakimi's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Castellanos, who earned ten points and six steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horace Mann UCLA Community). They managed a 65-61 victory over Larchmont Charter on Saturday.
Horace Mann UCLA Community's win came from a few key players New West Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nasir May, who put up 27 points. Koree Riley was another key player, putting up 17 points.
Horace Mann UCLA Community's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points over those games. As for New West Charter, their record now sits at 11-6.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: New West Charter has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.6 three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Horace Mann UCLA Community, though, as they've been averaging only 4 three-pointers. Given New West Charter's sizable advantage in that area, Horace Mann UCLA Community will need to find a way to close that gap.
New West Charter came up short against Horace Mann UCLA Community when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riley, who had 22 points. Now that New West Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
