South Pasadena easily dispatched Monrovia last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The South Pasadena Tigers fell just short of the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles by a score of 73-70 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 54-44 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2018.
| 02/04/25 @ Verbum Dei Jesuit | 30 |
| 12/30/24 vs Bishop Alemany | 27 |
| 12/02/24 vs Arcadia | 24 |
| 11/23/24 vs Chino | 23 |
| 12/28/24 vs Littlerock | 23 |
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Miles Nowe, who went 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points. The dominant performance gave Nowe a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Arias, who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points.
Verbum Dei Jesuit found their leader in sophomore Ryan Figueroa, who went 13 of 22 on his way to 32 points. Figueroa's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jaythan Pinckney was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 18 boards.
South Pasadena's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9.
South Pasadena has already played their next contest, a 57-55 win against San Marino on the 5th. Verbum Dei Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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