A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Triumph Charter Jaguars take on the San Fernando Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday... Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Triumph Charter is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Santa Monica on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Triumph Charter took a blow against Santa Monica, falling 64-37. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Triumph Charter might have lost, but man, Antonio Garcia III was a machine: he went 5 for 9 en route to 17 points plus seven steals and six rebounds. Garcia III has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Zaragoza, who had six points along with five rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, San Fernando was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to Castaic at home by a 72-53 margin.
Despite the defeat, San Fernando got top-tier performance from Omar Chavez, who earned 20 points. Victor Marin was another key player, earning ten points in addition to two steals.
Triumph Charter's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for San Fernando, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Triumph Charter was taken down by San Fernando 99-48 when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Can Triumph Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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