The Mayfair Monsoons and the Temple City Rams will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Mayfair is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Mayfair is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Downey on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mayfair took a blow against Downey, falling 68-40. The Monsoons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-16.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Temple City). They claimed a resounding 73-19 win over Monrovia. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Mayfair better keep an eye on Kristi Huynh. She was instrumental in Temple City's win, going 11 for 20 en route to 31 points along with six assists and five boards. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Huynh has scored at least a third of Temple City's points. Alexis Yoshimura was another key player, going 5 of 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Temple City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Mayfair, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Mayfair's way against Temple City in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, as Mayfair made off with a 51-26 victory. Will Mayfair repeat their success, or does Temple City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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