Basketball Preview: Lawndale Cardinals vs. La Serna Lancers
The Lawndale Cardinals will square off against the La Serna Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Lawndale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Whittier Christian on Monday as Lawndale made off with a 73-50 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Lawndale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Telayia Fuller led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten steals. The match was Fuller's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalani Pearson, who went 9 for 20 en route to 25 points plus eight rebounds and five steals.
Lawndale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, La Serna entered their tilt with Edison on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Chargers. The game marked the Lancers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Lawndale now has a winning record of 5-4. As for La Serna, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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