La Canada is 0-10 against South Pasadena since April of 2021 but things could change on Wednesday. The La Canada Spartans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the South Pasadena Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Canada is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing San Marino: they outscored them in every quarter. La Canada enjoyed a cozy 46-28 victory over San Marino on Tuesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Titans are ranked 777th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Canada to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malia Harney, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Magtoto, who posted nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena entered their tilt with Ontario on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 53-45 win over the Jaguars.
La Canada has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for South Pasadena, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
La Canada took a serious blow against South Pasadena in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 65-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Pasadena's Kayla Boozer, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 23 boards. Now that La Canada knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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