Two dominant forwards in Jack Madison and Jaythan Pinckney are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the South Pasadena Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Pasadena duked it out withMonrovia on Monday. South Pasadena simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Monrovia 82-46. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 911th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Verbum Dei Jesuit). They blew past St. Genevieve 87-35 on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Verbum Dei Jesuit has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for South Pasadena, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-8.
South Pasadena came up short against Verbum Dei Jesuit in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 54-44. Can South Pasadena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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