Diego Rivera hasn't had much luck against Manual Arts recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Diego Rivera Huskies will take on the Manual Arts Toilers at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Diego Rivera is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed an 81-77 victory over Santee on Friday.
Meanwhile, Manual Arts came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 79-29 win over the Panthers. Given the Toilers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Panthers are ranked 1306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Diego Rivera better keep an eye on Devin Moody. He was instrumental in Manual Arts' win, dropping a triple-double on 36 points, 19 boards, and ten steals. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Moody has scored at least a third of Manual Arts' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bry'Cen Carter, who went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Manual Arts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matchups.
Manual Arts' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.8 points per game. As for Diego Rivera, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Diego Rivera was taken down by Manual Arts 100-42 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moody, who dropped a double-double on 64 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Diego Rivera 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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