Long Beach vs Rio Hondo

WHITTIER (Interstat) — Rio Hondo will put its 2-0 record on the line Tuesday when the Roadrunners host Long Beach in a men’s junior college basketball game. Long Beach, the visiting team, is 1-0. Rio Hondo is 2-0. The game will be played at Rio Hondo.

The Roadrunners enter after a 101-88 victory over Palomar in their most recent game. Bobby Reyes, Rio Hondo’s player to watch, finished with 33 minutes, 33 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Ryan Osborne added 28 minutes, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Kenneth Bailey contributed 23 minutes, 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. In Rio Hondo’s other result this season, the Roadrunners beat Palo Verde 80-68. Reyes had 32 minutes, 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in that game. Reyes scored 28 points against Palo Verde and 33 against Palomar. Osborne scored 18 points against Palomar, and Bailey scored 15.

Long Beach opened its season with an 80-73 win at Santa Ana. Jaylen Singleton led the Vikings with 35 minutes, 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block. Daquantae Bell added 30 minutes, 13 points and 10 rebounds. James Moore finished with 16 minutes, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. Singleton is Long Beach’s player to watch. Singleton scored 24 points against Santa Ana. Bell scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Moore scored 8 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.

Rio Hondo’s next 10 games include a visit to Los Angeles Southwest, home games against Cuyamaca, Chaffey, Compton, Oxnard and El Camino, and road games at San Diego Miramar, Santa Ana, Grossmont and Antelope Valley. Long Beach’s next 10 games include home games against Porterville, Desert, Orange Coast, Glendale, Santiago Canyon and East Los Angeles, and road games at Canyons, Barstow, Cuyamaca and Riverside. Rio Hondo will play five home games and five road games over its next 10 listed contests. Long Beach will play six home games and four road games over its next 10 listed contests. Both teams have started the season unbeaten.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Rio Hondo to defeat Long Beach 89-74.