Temple City hasn't had much luck against La Canada recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Temple City Rams will challenge the La Canada Spartans at 5:30 p.m.
Temple City is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-42 heartbreaker at the hands of San Marino.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kristi Huynh, who posted 15 points along with six steals and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Abigail Yoshimura, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Canada). They really took it to Blair for the full four quarters, racking up an 88-19 win. The victory was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on five straight.
Temple City better focus on containing Jennifer Musso and Malia Harney as the pair were huge in La Canada's win. Musso went 12 for 15 en route to 26 points and three steals, while Harney went 8 of 12 on her way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Musso continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last five games she's played. Emma Sengul also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
La Canada has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Temple City, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Temple City ended up a good deal behind La Canada in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 59-41. Can Temple City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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