The South Pasadena Tigers will challenge the Rolling Hills Prep Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, South Pasadena blew past Temple City, posting a 65-35 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Rams are ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Rolling Hills Prep on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Venice out of the water with a 59-24 final score. The win was familiar territory for the Huskies who have now won three contests in a row.
Rolling Hills Prep has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for South Pasadena, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
South Pasadena was able to grind out a solid win over Rolling Hills Prep in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 57-49. Will South Pasadena repeat their success, or does Rolling Hills Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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