West Adams hasn't had much luck against Manual Arts recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The West Adams Panthers will challenge the Manual Arts Toilers at 4:30 p.m.
West Adams is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They lost to Dr. Maya Angelou Community on the road by a 63-44 margin. The Panthers were down 52-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Manual Arts didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Jefferson on Monday, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. The victory continues a trend for the Toilers in their matchups with the Democrats: they've now won nine in a row.
West Adams better keep an eye on Devin Moody. He was instrumental in Manual Arts' win, dropping a double-double with 31 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it 24 consecutive games in which Moody has scored at least a third of Manual Arts' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Gonzalez, who posted nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Manual Arts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive games.
Manual Arts' win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for West Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
West Adams took a serious blow against Manual Arts in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 79-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moody, who dropped a triple-double with 36 points, 19 rebounds, and ten steals. Now that West Adams knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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