South Pasadena is on a three-game streak of home wins, while La Canada is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Pasadena Tigers will take on the La Canada Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Pasadena knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 22 contests -- so hopefully La Canada likes a good challenge.
South Pasadena pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Arcadia 65-61.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Derek Peterson, who scored 29 points. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Madison, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, La Canada scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 87-59 win over Temple City. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-15.
South Pasadena's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for La Canada, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
South Pasadena came up short against La Canada in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 65-56. Will South Pasadena have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
