Monrovia was the 2-1 winner over South Pasadena when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Monrovia Wildcats fell just short of the South Pasadena Tigers by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
This is the second loss in a row for Monrovia and nudges their season record down to 8-5-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 12-1-2 La Canada (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 73% over those games). As for South Pasadena, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season.
Monrovia didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-0 victory against Blair on the 5th. As for South Pasadena, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against La Canada on the 4th.
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