The La Canada Spartans will venture away from home to take on the South Pasadena Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
La Canada is headed into Sunday's following a draw, the team's first since December 26. Neither they nor Monrovia could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw. Considering the Spartans' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They beat the Rams by a goal, winning 3-2. 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.
South Pasadena pushed their record up to 12-2-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. La Canada's draw gives them a new season record of 7-8-4.
La Canada might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from South Pasadena when the teams last played on Wednesday. Can La Canada avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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