The Temple City Rams's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They took down San Marino 66-48. Temple City pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit San Marino cut but never quite recovered from.
Temple City's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kristi Huynh, who scored 22 points along with three steals. Hailey Chau was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with four steals.
Despite the defeat, San Marino saw an underclassman step up: Liliana Mata scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mata has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Malia Yu, who scored six points along with 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, San Marino smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Temple City only pulled down two offensive rebounds.
Temple City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for San Marino, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Temple City will head out on the road to square off against Monrovia at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Temple City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday. As for San Marino, they will be playing at home against La Canada at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully San Marino focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
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