Basketball Recap: Hawthorne Cougars vs. de Toledo Jaguars
It was a proper cat-fight when Hawthorne challenged de Toledo on Tuesday. The Hawthorne Cougars enjoyed a cozy 55-40 win over the de Toledo Jaguars. The Cougars pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Hawthorne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jakobi Smith, who scored 21 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Hawthorne's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harin Patel, who posted 14 points.
Hawthorne's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for de Toledo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Hawthorne will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lennox Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for de Toledo, they will square off against Buckley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
