Recap: Alemany Warriors vs. South Pasadena Tigers
The Alemany Warriors pushed their score all the way to 76 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to South Pasadena 82-76. Even though they lost, Alemany's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Alemany's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Michael Lindsay, who scored 25 points along with 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Jared Mims, who scored 16 points along with 4 steals.
South Pasadena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Russell Williams led the charge by scoring 21 points along with 7 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least 25% of South Pasadena's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oni Balogun, who scored 23 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Alemany and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for South Pasadena, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Alemany will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Cleveland at 3:45 p.m. on November 29th. As for South Pasadena, they will face off against Pasadena at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pasadena presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than South Pasadena in California (Pasadena is ranked eighth, while South Pasadena is ranked 54th).
