San Fernando hasn't had much luck against Sylmar recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the San Fernando Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Sylmar Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when San Fernando took on Kennedy on Wednesday. San Fernando took a hard 58-41 fall against Kennedy.
Meanwhile, Sylmar suffered their biggest defeat since December 19, 2024 on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Chatsworth and fell 115-53. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1156th, while the Chancellors are ranked 64th).
This is the second loss in a row for Sylmar and nudges their season record down to 6-18. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. As for San Fernando, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
San Fernando was able to grind out a solid victory over Sylmar in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 72-65. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sylmar's Andrew Galvez, who went 9-for-21 on his way to 28 points and seven boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Fernando still be able to contain Galvez? There's only one way to find out.
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