The La Canada Spartans will square off against the South Pasadena Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Pasadena will be up against a hot La Canada team: the squad just extended their winning streak to eight. La Canada claimed a resounding 66-37 win over Monrovia. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-17.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Pasadena). They breezed by Aveson Global Leadership Academy to the tune of 90-56 on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Avengers are ranked 694th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Canada better keep an eye on Jack Madison. He was instrumental in South Pasadena's win, going 12 for 15 en route to 26 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Madison a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Cohen, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points and five boards.
South Pasadena was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
South Pasadena's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for La Canada, they are also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
La Canada came up short against South Pasadena in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 65-61. Will La Canada have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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