The Hawthorne Cougars basketball team (Hawthorne, CA), was overwhelmed 41-19 in Friday's league battle with the host Inglewood Sentinels (Inglewood, CA)

The Sentinels now possess a 2-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Morningside for a Ocean battle on Wednesday, January 17. Inglewood will confront a Monarchs team coming off a 54-41 league win over Centennial (Compton, CA). The Monarchs record now stands at 6-5.

The Cougars (3-7) will now prepare for their battle against Academy for Academic Excellence (Apple Valley, CA). The Knights come into the non-league battle with a 7-9 record. In their last battle, Academy for Academic Excellence was overwhelmed by Hesperia Christian (Hesperia, CA), 57-33, in a league battle.