Basketball Recap: South Pasadena Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

Blair came into Sunday's contest looking for another win against South Pasadena, but Jack Madison wouldn't allow it. The South Pasadena Tigers secured an 80-75 W over the Blair Vikings on Sunday thanks in part to Madison, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. The match was his sixth in a row with at least ten points.

Sebastian Martinez was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

When it comes to explaining why Blair lost, don't look at Timmy Anderson. Despite the final result, he posted 40 points. That was a full 53.3% of Blair's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaleel Hunter, who had 13 points.

South Pasadena has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Blair, they moved to 14-7 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.

South Pasadena has already played their next contest, an 82-46 win against Monrovia on the 3rd. As for Blair, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-53 defeat against La Canada on the 3rd.