After flying high against the Santee Falcons last Friday, the Diego Rivera Huskies came back down to earth. Diego Rivera was dealt a 85-38 loss at the hands of Manual Arts on Wednesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Diego Rivera in their matchups with Manual Arts: they've now lost nine in a row.
Diego Rivera's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Izaya New, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrell Williams, who scored nine points.
Diego Rivera bumped their record down to 5-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Manual Arts, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Diego Rivera will be playing at home against Dr. Maya Angelou Community at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Manual Arts, they will head out on the road to take on Los Angeles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Los Angeles is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.