If Laguna Beach was riding high fresh off their 75-44 takedown of Bolsa Grande last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Laguna Beach Breakers took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Torrance Tartars. While losing is never fun, the Breakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 796th, while the Tartars are ranked 256th).
| 12/26/24 vs Torrance | 23 |
| 12/21/24 vs Bolsa Grande | 19 |
| 12/19/24 vs Dana Hills | 15 |
| 12/18/24 @ Costa Mesa | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs Huntington Beach | 15 |
Despite the loss, Laguna Beach had strong showings from Brody Azadian, who posted 23 points, and Ryan Cheng, who had 18 points. The match was Azadian's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Damian Reider was another key player, putting up nine points.
Laguna Beach has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Torrance, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Laguna Beach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 75-20 victory against Yucca Valley on the 27th. Torrance has also already played their next matchup, a 61-52 win against La Quinta on the 27th.
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