USC-MAE is 1-9 against Downtown Magnets since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The USC-MAE Trojans will host the Downtown Magnets Suns at 3:30 p.m.
Back in December of 2024, USC-MAE came up short against Orthopaedic and fell 50-37.
Meanwhile, Downtown Magnets waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Panthers 68-19. With the Suns ahead 38-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
USC-MAE better keep an eye on Justin Huang. He was instrumental in Downtown Magnets' win, going 8 of 19 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. Huang's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Agustin, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
Downtown Magnets smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Downtown Magnets has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for USC-MAE, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
USC-MAE came up short against Downtown Magnets in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 49-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Downtown Magnets' Patrick Lei, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. Now that USC-MAE 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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