South Pasadena has gone 8-2 against Temple City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Pasadena Tigers will welcome the Temple City Rams at 7:00 p.m. South Pasadena is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
South Pasadena will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Monrovia, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South Pasadena came out on top against Monrovia by a score of 36-27 on Thursday.
It was another big night for Trey Freking, who rushed for 273 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 120.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Pasadena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 424 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Temple City made off with a 7-6 victory over Polytechnic.
Temple City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Fry and Jadon Griffin.
South Pasadena's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Temple City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
South Pasadena strolled past Temple City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Temple City's Jake Jones, who threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Pasadena to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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