La Canada and Temple City are an even 4-4-2 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The La Canada Spartans will challenge the Temple City Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
La Canada's tournament run continued when they took on Bell Gardens back in December of 2024. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was La Canada who was credited with the win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
Temple City's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They beat Monrovia by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 910th, while the Wildcats are ranked 226th).
Temple City has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four contests. As for La Canada, they now have a winning record of 6-5-3.
La Canada beat Temple City 3-1 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Canada since the squad 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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