San Marino is 8-1 against Temple City since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Titans will square off against the Rams at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as San Marino comes in on 12 and Temple City on four.
San Marino had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Blair last Tuesday. The Titans blew past the Vikings 3-0.
One reason for the win was San Marino's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-14, 25-11.
Jack Crow
| 03/08/25 vs Taft | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Temple City | 9 |
| 03/27/25 vs Monrovia | 13 |
| 03/07/25 vs Cathedral | 18 |
| 03/20/25 @ South Pasadena | 27 |
San Marino found their leader in sophomore Jack Crow, who had nine digs and three aces. Crow also set a new season-high mark in assists with 28. Marcus Wang also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
San Marino was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Temple City hadn't done well against South Pasadena recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Rams sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted since February 21st.
Temple City took South Pasadena into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 15-11.
San Marino pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Temple City, their record now sits at 16-3.
San Marino beat Temple City 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
