Football Preview: South Pasadena Tigers vs. San Marino Titans
South Pasadena hasn't had much luck against San Marino recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Pasadena Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the San Marino Titans at 7:00 p.m. South Pasadena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Pasadena duked it out withPolytechnic on Friday. South Pasadena really took it to Polytechnic for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-7 victory at home. With the Tigers ahead 27-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Trey Freking was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: South Pasadena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Pasadena didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lorenzo Jones, David Eisenberg, and Jacob Chuang picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Eisenberg a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, a win for San Marino just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Monrovia on the road and fell 63-27. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Wildcats are ranked 313th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brady Beck, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Parker Wilson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for South Pasadena and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for San Marino, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
South Pasadena couldn't quite finish off San Marino when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 10-7. Can South Pasadena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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