The South El Monte Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Canada Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South El Monte took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 14-7 win over San Gabriel. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Matadors are ranked 238th).
Meanwhile, La Canada entered their tilt with San Marino last Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They snuck past the Titans with a 13-8 win.
The critical scores for La Canada came from Sahana Garg and Jordana Tsai.
La Canada's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Garg and Tsai. Garg has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last five times she's played.
South El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for La Canada, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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