Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Hawthorne Cougars (Hawthorne, CA) and the visiting Morningside Monarchs (Inglewood, CA), saw Hawthorne's baseball squad knock off Morningside by a count of 17-2.

Coming up next, the Cougars play the Lennox Academy Panthers (Lennox, CA) in a non-league battle, on Friday, April 1. Hawthorne will attempt to move on its 5-4 season record.

The Monarchs now possess a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Beverly Hills for a Ocean battle on Tuesday, March 29. Morningside will play a Normans squad coming off a 15-5 league win over Inglewood (Inglewood, CA). The Normans record now stands at 4-6.