Monrovia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by the South Pasadena Tigers and fell 63-14. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 975th, while the Tigers are ranked 212th).
Casey Torres was Monrovia's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Isabella Lett held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds. Esmerelda Cortez took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Mia Leach went supernova for South Pasadena, putting up 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That's the most points Leach has posted since back in December of 2023. Jayda Nakagawa was another key player, earning eight points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Monrovia's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for South Pasadena, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Monrovia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-31 loss against Temple City on the 20th. South Pasadena has also already played their next contest, a 70-53 defeat against Shadow Hills on the 18th.
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