Port of Los Angeles hasn't had much luck against Mary Star of the Sea recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Mary Star of the Sea Stars at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Port of Los Angeles focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up seven on Thursday.
Port of Los Angeles is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Foshay on Thursday. Port of Los Angeles managed a 78-72 win over Foshay.
Port of Los Angeles' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hudson Smith led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Smith's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dai'Yon Gibson, who had 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Port of Los Angeles was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mary Star of the Sea beat Paramount 42-38 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stars.
Mary Star of the Sea's record is now 2-0. As for Port of Los Angeles, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Port of Los Angeles was taken down by Mary Star of the Sea 89-33 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Port of Los Angeles was down 52-13.
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