Port of Los Angeles has been on the road for five straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hawkins Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Port of Los Angeles suffered their biggest defeat since November 17, 2023 on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Locke, falling 96-56. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Port of Los Angeles in their matchups with Locke: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though Hawkins has not done well against Harbor Teacher recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hawkins managed a 61-57 win over Harbor Teacher. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hawkins.
Hawkins had a senior duo take command as De'Meiko Crawford scored 23 points and Kemaun Scott scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Robert Stewart, who scored nine points.
Port of Los Angeles' loss was their seventh straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-11. As for Hawkins, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Port of Los Angeles was dealt a bruising 80-49 loss at the hands of Hawkins in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Port of Los Angeles was down 45-23.