Millikan hasn’t had much luck against Long Beach Poly recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rams will challenge the Jackrabbits at 7:00 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.
On Wednesday, Millikan strolled past Leuzinger with points to spare, taking the game 61-43. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Rams’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ California basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Olympians are ranked 273rd).
Quali Giran
12/10/25 @ Leuzinger2112/06/25 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy2812/05/25 @ Notre Dame (SO)1612/04/25 vs Palos Verdes2512/03/25 vs Leuzinger23+ 4 more games
Millikan found their leader in freshman Quali Giran, who shot 44% from the field on his way to 21 points and five boards. Giran’s big performance that evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Hunt, who posted nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 54-53 to Rancho Cucamonga. The Jackrabbits haven’t had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they’ve met.
Millikan’s victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-4. As for Long Beach Poly, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Millikan couldn’t quite get it done against Long Beach Poly when the teams last played back in January as they fell 59-47. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps