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| 12/13/24 - Away | 60-25 W |
| 02/01/24 - Away | 68-35 W |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 81-13 W |
| 01/31/23 - Home | 57-12 W |
| 01/11/23 - Away | 70-30 W |
| + 5 more games |
Long Beach Poly is 10-0 against Millikan since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will be playing at home against the Millikan Rams at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Long Beach Poly sitting on four straight wins and Millikan on three.
Long Beach Poly is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 80-27 victory over Cabrillo. The Jackrabbits have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Joy Anderson was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 33 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Long Beach Poly's points. Another player making a difference was Nevaeh Lemons, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Millikan posted their biggest win since November 18, 2024 on Wednesday. They blew past Compton, posting a 58-17 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Tarbabes are ranked 1055th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Millikan pushed their record up to 11-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Long Beach Poly, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Long Beach Poly against Millikan when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 60-25 victory. In that game, Long Beach Poly amassed a halftime lead of 29-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
