Los Angeles hasn't had much luck against Manual Arts recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Romans will look to defend their home court against the Manual Arts Toilers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Los Angeles sitting on four straight wins and Manual Arts on eight.
Last Friday, Los Angeles took their contest with ease, bagging a 58-31 victory over West Adams. The Romans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manual Arts strolled past Diego Rivera with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 64-48. Given the Toilers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 584th, while the Huskies are ranked 1169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Angeles better keep an eye on Devin Moody. He was instrumental in Manual Arts' win, dropping a double-double on 41 points and 11 rebounds. Moody's afternoon made it 43 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Dominique Lamb was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 12 points and four 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 14 consecutive matchups.
Manual Arts pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.8 points. As for Los Angeles, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Los Angeles might still be hurting after the 82-59 defeat they got from Manual Arts in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moody, who dropped a double-double on 48 points and 23 boards. Now that Los Angeles knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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