Basketball Game Preview: South Pasadena Tigers vs. La Canada Spartans

The South Pasadena Tigers will head out to face off against the La Canada Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

South Pasadena is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 90-56 victory over Aveson Global Leadership Academy. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Avengers are ranked 694th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Jack Madison, who went 12 of 15 on his way to 26 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Those seven assists gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trevor Cohen, who went 6 for 9 en route to 12 points and five boards.

Madison wasn't the only one working in the assists department: South Pasadena was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, La Canada waltzed into their contest on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 66-37. With the Spartans ahead 39-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.

South Pasadena's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for La Canada, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.

South Pasadena didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against La Canada in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Pasadena since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.