Basketball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Temple City's Third in Last Four Outings

If Monrovia wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Temple City, they should've done a better job of containing Kristi Huynh. The Temple City Rams really took it to the Monrovia Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-19 victory thanks in part to Huynh, who went 11 for 20 on her way to 31 points in addition to six assists and five boards. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Temple City's points.

Alexis Yoshimura

Steals

01/17/24 vs Monrovia	7
01/24/25 vs Monrovia	4
02/01/24 @ Monrovia	4
11/29/23 vs Sierra Vista	3
12/02/24 vs Gabrielino	3

Alexis Yoshimura was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. What's more, she also racked up four steals, the most she's had since back in February of 2024.

Temple City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Monrovia, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14.

Temple City and Mayfair will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Temple City is facing Mayfair at the right time seeing as Mayfair is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Monrovia, they and La Canada will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.