Monrovia and South Pasadena 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 Monrovia duke it out with the South Pasadena at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Monrovia will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Monrovia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past San Marino 3-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit San Marino with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jadin Deguzman, Zephyr Enriquez, and Micah Maljian.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena's game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Temple City. 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.
Monrovia has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matches. As for South Pasadena, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2-1.
Monrovia skirted past South Pasadena 2-1 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monrovia since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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