La Canada has gone 9-1 against Temple City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The La Canada Spartans just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Temple City Rams at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Canada has five straight victories, Temple City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
La Canada is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 88-19 win over Blair. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 23 points or more this season.
| 02/04/25 @ Blair | 26 |
| 02/03/25 vs Blair | 24 |
| 01/31/25 @ Monrovia | 19 |
| 01/29/25 @ South Pasadena | 15 |
La Canada's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jennifer Musso, who went 12 for 15 en route to 26 points and three steals, and Malia Harney, who went 8 of 12 on her way to 17 points along with five assists and five steals. Musso's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Hunt, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Temple City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 48-42 to San Marino.
La Canada will need focus on slowing down Kristi Huynh, one of several Temple City players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 15 points in addition to six steals and three blocks. Abigail Yoshimura was another key player, putting up 11 points.
La Canada's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Temple City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
La Canada strolled past Temple City in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 59-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Huynh, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Canada still be able to contain Huynh? There's only one way to find out.
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