Volleyball Preview: Hawthorne Cougars vs. Lawndale Cardinals
Hawthorne is 0-10 against Lawndale since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Cardinals at 5:00 p.m.
Hawthorne is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Culver City, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-7, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Lawndale had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Olympians.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 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.
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Lawndale, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7.
Hawthorne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lawndale in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Hawthorne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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