Temple City entered their contest against South Pasadena on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Temple City Rams fell 61-49 to the South Pasadena Tigers. The Rams lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 76-38 score last time.
Temple City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexis Yoshimura, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc on her way to 23 points and six boards, and Kristi Huynh, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36.7% of Temple City's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
It was another big night for Kayla Boozer, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 22 boards for South Pasadena. Boozer's evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Mia Leach was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Temple City's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-8. As for South Pasadena, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Temple City will face off against San Marino at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Temple City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for South Pasadena, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Pasadena Tigers take on the Monrovia Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. South Pasadena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
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