South is 1-7 against Palos Verdes since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Spartans will be playing at home against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. South knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Palos Verdes likes a good challenge.
South will bounce into Friday's contest after beating West, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South walked away with a 69-57 win over West on Wednesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Warriors are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 38-32 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Monica.
South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Palos Verdes, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
South was able to grind out a solid victory over Palos Verdes in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, winning 56-45. Does South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palos Verdes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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