The Laguna Beach Breakers will venture away from home to take on the University Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laguna Beach knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully University likes a good challenge.
Laguna Beach is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northwood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (59), the Breakers still had to take the loss.
| 01/07/25 @ Northwood | 17 |
| 12/30/24 vs San Jacinto | 21 |
| 12/28/24 vs La Quinta | 17 |
| 12/27/24 vs Yucca Valley | 28 |
| 12/26/24 vs Torrance | 23 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brody Azadian, who posted 17 points. The game was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Cheng, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University). They managed a 72-68 victory over St. Margaret's on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their 11-game losing streak.
University's win came from a few key players Laguna Beach will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaac Evans, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shervin Moarrefian, who went 6 of 15 en route to 19 points and three steals.
University was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Laguna Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for University, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Everything went Laguna Beach's way against University in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Laguna Beach made off with an 83-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Beach since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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