The La Canada Spartans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the South Pasadena Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, La Canada beat San Marino 55-44. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Titans are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena earned a 60-49 win over La Canada on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
South Pasadena's win came from a few key players La Canada will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Madison, who went 8 of 12 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oni Balogun, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points and seven boards.
La Canada is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for South Pasadena, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
La Canada came up short against South Pasadena when the teams last played on Monday, falling 60-49. Can La Canada avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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