Basketball Game Preview: Millikan Rams vs. Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits

Millikan hasn't had much luck against Long Beach Poly recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Millikan Rams will challenge the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Millikan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Compton 96-49. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Tarbabes are ranked 1159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Jeremiah Hunt, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine boards. His 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 Joseph Wicker, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists.

Millikan was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly entered their tilt with Cabrillo on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Jaguars 86-32. The game marked the Jackrabbits' most dominant win of the season.

Millikan has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Long Beach Poly, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.

Millikan suffered a grim 74-54 defeat to Long Beach Poly in their previous meeting on Saturday. Can Millikan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.