The La Canada Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Monrovia Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
La Canada is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against South Pasadena on Wednesday. La Canada came up short against South Pasadena, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Spartans haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Monrovia came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Titans onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering the Wildcats have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit San Marino with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Micah Maljian (2), Manny Lopez, and Alex Ibarra.
Monrovia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those nine contests. As for La Canada, they now have a losing record at 7-8-3.
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