Basketball Recap: Laguna Beach Piles Up the Points Against Hawthorne Math & Science Academy

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laguna Beach). They took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 50-19 win over the Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Aviators. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Lakelyn Welch

Points

12/03/25 vs Hawthorne Math & Science Academy	14
12/01/25 vs Mayfair	7
11/22/25 vs West	2
11/20/25 vs San Clemente	1
11/19/25 vs Valencia	16
+ 1 more games

Laguna Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lakelyn Welch, who posted 14 points. Welch continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Fiona McCormick was another key player, putting up 12 points.

The win made it two in a row for Laguna Beach and bumps their season record up to 4-2. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 50 points in those games. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.

Laguna Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-33 defeat against Valley Christian on the 5th. As for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 35-27 loss against La Habra on the 5th.