A victory for Port of Los Angeles just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Maywood Academy Nighthawks 78-38. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 133rd).
Despite the loss, Port of Los Angeles still got an impressive performance from Dai'Yon Gibson, who had 18 points plus two steals. Gibson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Jaeden Tran was another key player, posting 11 points along with five rebounds.
Maywood Academy was led to victory by Rodrigo Miranda and Fernando Payan. Miranda dropped a triple-double on 22 points, ten rebounds, and 13 assists, while Payan dropped a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds. Payan's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luis ALEGRIA, who had six points along with ten rebounds and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Port of Los Angeles and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Maywood Academy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Port of Los Angeles has already played their next match, a 51-43 defeat against Locke on the 6th. As for Maywood Academy, they will take on Lynwood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Maywood Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 89.6 points per game this season.
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