Long Beach Poly has gone 10-0 against Compton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will challenge the Compton Tarbabes at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Long Beach Poly has five straight victories, Compton has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Long Beach Poly can't be too worried about heading out to take on Compton: they just beat Jordan at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Long Beach Poly put the hurt on Jordan with a sharp 45-25 win on Friday. The Jackrabbits have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/31/25 @ Jordan | 4 |
| 01/29/25 vs Compton | 5 |
| 01/27/25 @ Woodrow Wilson | 9 |
| 01/25/25 vs King/Drew | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lakewood | 3 |
Nevaeh Lemons and Joy Anderson were among the main playmakers for Long Beach Poly as the former went 6 for 13 on her way to 15 points along with five boards and four steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Lemons has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 46 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Compton was beaten by Lakewood 86-26 on Saturday. 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).
Long Beach Poly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Compton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything came up roses for Long Beach Poly against Compton in their previous matchup on Wednesday, as the team secured a 77-22 victory. In that matchup, Long Beach Poly amassed a halftime lead of 41-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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