The Temple City Rams and the Hoover Tornados will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Temple City's tournament run continued when they took on San Gabriel on Saturday. Temple City pulled ahead with a 42-41 photo finish over San Gabriel. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
| 12/28/24 vs San Gabriel | 12 |
| 12/02/23 vs South El Monte | 12 |
| 12/15/23 vs Blair | 11 |
| 12/18/23 @ El Rancho | 8 |
| 12/06/24 vs Quartz Hill | 7 |
Temple City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Chang, who posted 12 points. That's the most points Chang has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Mason Collins, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Hoover didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Monrovia on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win.
Temple City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Temple City came up short against Hoover when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 70-60. Can Temple City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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