Football Preview: South Pasadena Tigers vs. Monrovia Wildcats
South Pasadena is 1-8 against Monrovia since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Monrovia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. South Pasadena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
South Pasadena will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating San Marino, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South Pasadena came out on top against San Marino by a score of 24-17 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Trey Freking was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and a touchdown. Those 188 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Pasadena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while Monrovia put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Temple City. Monrovia really took it to Temple City for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 win at home. Considering the Wildcats have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Joshua Griffiths continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
Monrovia wouldn't let Temple City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. David Alvarez led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Alvarez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
South Pasadena's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Monrovia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. South Pasadena has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Monrovia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 325.4. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for South Pasadena against Monrovia when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-28 victory. Does South Pasadena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monrovia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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