| Yes it can, just gotta be smart about it.
People say it's always good to match a cab that's a little under the wattage of the head so to punch the cab a bit, but that's not reccomended for someone pushing the head at level 9 - 11 because it's wearing on the head and cab. A boost pedal is similar. Usually boost, compressor, or other sound enhancers have a level/"boost"/volume knob on them. You can crank it when you want (i don't know if it'd be best on the head to keep it at this level all of the time), but when you do, don't have the head cranked as well. My friend did this with a GK Backline 600 (alright low end head), SWR Golliath III jr 2x10 cab, (my) sans amp tech 21 bass driver DI, and a 5string active bass (you shouldn't need to boost an active bass). He head evering thing maxed out (the heads boost, level outputs, volume, and gain; the SWR's horn level; the basses gain and volume; and the level and drive of the pedal). I couldn't help but laugh (only after i had checked that my pedal was ok) that he'd blown out one of his 10" speakers. Hopefully he learned his lesson. Your adding extra volume to your rig. If it's a passive bass, your just giving it the level output of an active. | 
