Basketball Game Preview: Leuzinger Olympians vs. Culver City Centaurs

The Leuzinger Olympians will venture away from home to take on the Culver City Centaurs at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Leuzinger knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Culver City likes a good challenge.

Leuzinger is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lawndale: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Leuzinger blew Lawndale out of the water with an 80-49 final score. The Olympians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Leuzinger relied on the efforts of Joshua Garland, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Malachi Knight, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave Knight a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aiden Mcintyre, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine assists.

Meanwhile, Culver City posted their biggest win since December 20, 2024 on Thursday. They breezed by Hawthorne to the tune of 86-52. Given the Centaurs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Cougars are ranked 636th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leuzinger is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Culver City, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.

Leuzinger came up short against Culver City when the teams last played last Saturday, falling 78-66. Can Leuzinger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.