South Pasadena and Monrovia are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Pasadena duke it out with the Monrovia at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Monrovia heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when South Pasadena took over last week. South Pasadena had just enough and edged Temple City out 2-1 on Wednesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Rams are ranked 910th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zach Millar and Samuel Rodak scored both of South Pasadena's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Monrovia waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Titans onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Monrovia is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven contests. As for South Pasadena, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2-1.
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