The South Pasadena Tigers will face off against the La Canada Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. South Pasadena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
La Canada will be up against a hot South Pasadena team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. South Pasadena sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Temple City on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Rams are ranked 672nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Pasadena hit Temple City with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Leo Sanchez, Andy Jin, and Samuel Rodak.
While La Canada's fans didn't get a definitive result on Friday, they were treated to the team's highest-scoring tie of the season. They and Monrovia finished up their contest with a 4-4 draw. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Spartans' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
South Pasadena pushed their record up to 12-2-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three matches. La Canada's draw gives them a new season record of 7-8-4.
Everything went South Pasadena's way against La Canada in their previous meeting on Wednesday, as South Pasadena made off with a 3-0 victory. Does South Pasadena have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Canada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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