Basketball Game Preview: South Pasadena Tigers vs. Monrovia Wildcats

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	63-14 W
01/30/24 - Away	61-19 W
01/12/24 - Home	121-10 W
01/20/23 - Away	72-23 W
01/06/23 - Home	53-31 W
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South Pasadena is 10-0 against Monrovia since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Pasadena Tigers duke it out with the Monrovia Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-26, which was the final score in South Pasadena's tilt against Rolling Hills Prep on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Monrovia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 62-23 defeat at the hands of La Canada. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 975th, while the Spartans are ranked 182nd).

Monrovia's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for South Pasadena, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.

Everything came up roses for South Pasadena against Monrovia in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 63-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Pasadena since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.