Millikan hasn’t had much luck against Long Beach Poly recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rams will face off against the Jackrabbits at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Millikan’s favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they’ve taken the court this season.

Millikan is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cabrillo: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rams blew the Jaguars out of the water with an 89-43 final score. The Rams pushed the score to 72-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had no chance of recovering from.

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Quali Giran and Joseph Wicker were among the main playmakers for Millikan as the former shot 45% from the field en route to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals and the latter went 8-for-15 to rack up 20 points along with eight boards and six assists. Giran is crushing it when it comes to points: he’s scored at least 15 every time he’s taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jalen Stewart, who posted ten points and five steals.

Millikan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins… but they left with three. They blew past the Panthers 75-41. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Jackrabbits’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ California basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Panthers are ranked 337th).

Millikan’s record now sits at 20-6. As for Long Beach Poly, their record is now 18-8.

Millikan was able to grind out a solid win over Long Beach Poly in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 61-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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