If South Pasadena was riding high fresh off their 87-51 takedown of Monrovia on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Pasadena Tigers fell just short of the Bellflower Buccaneers by a score of 55-53 on Saturday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Buccaneers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2020.
| 01/18/25 vs Bellflower | 19 |
| 11/30/24 vs Santiago | 16 |
| 12/06/23 vs Franklin | 14 |
| 12/07/24 vs Muir | 14 |
| 12/26/24 vs Dorsey | 13 |
Despite the loss, South Pasadena still got an impressive performance from Oni Balogun, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 19 points and three steals. That's the most points Balogun has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Trevor Cohen, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
South Pasadena's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Bellflower, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
South Pasadena didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-68 defeat against George Washington Prep on the 20th. Bellflower has also already played their next game, a 45-42 victory against North on the 20th.
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