Compton hasn't had much luck against Long Beach Poly recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Compton Tarbabes will welcome the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 4:30 p.m.
Compton is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Saturday. They were dealt an 86-26 loss at the hands of Lakewood. While losing is never fun, the Tarbabes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1083rd, while the Lancers are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 45-25 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-8.
Long Beach Poly had a senior duo take command as Nevaeh Lemons went 6 for 13 on her way to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals and Joy Anderson dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Lemons has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amira Young, who posted three points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Long Beach Poly 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 46 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Compton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Long Beach Poly, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Compton took a serious blow against Long Beach Poly in their previous meeting on Wednesday, falling 77-22. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Compton was down 41-16.
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