Volleyball Preview: Lawndale Cardinals vs. Hawthorne Cougars
Lawndale is 10-0 against Hawthorne since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawndale has three straight victories, Hawthorne has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Lawndale made easy work of Leuzinger and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 28-26.
Lawndale found their leader in underclassman Evangelina Martin, who had four aces and 29 assists. Those four aces gave Martin a new career-high.
Lawndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne came up short against Culver City on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-6.
Lawndale's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7. As for Hawthorne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Lawndale's way against Hawthorne when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Lawndale made off with a 3-0 win. Does Lawndale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hawthorne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
