After a string of five wins, the Hollywood Sheiks's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roybal. Hollywood has not had much luck with Roybal recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Samuel Kunga continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Roybal, scoring 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kunga has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ricardo Merino, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Hollywood's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Roybal, they have 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.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hollywood won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against University at 4:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Hollywood has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 251 points over their last four matchups. As for Roybal, they will head out on the road to challenge South Gate at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roybal is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, meaning South Gate will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
