The Roybal Titans waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins but they left with three. They managed a 62-57 win over Hollywood. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Samuel Kunga was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricardo Merino, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Roybal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Hollywood, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roybal will challenge South Gate at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roybal is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, meaning South Gate will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Hollywood, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against University at 4:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Hollywood is facing University at the right time seeing as University is stuck on a six-game losing streak.