Recap: Hawthorne Cougars vs. Lynwood Knights
The Hawthorne Cougars and the Lynwood Knights squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Hawthorne Cougars had to settle for second. They took a 19-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, Hawthorne couldn't push the score so high this time.
Obie Brown threw for 188 yards and a touchdown while completing 72% of his passes.
Alex Whitehead was his top target, picking up 53 receiving yards.
The team won by holding Hawthorne to a paltry no rushing yards and no passing yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Lynwood's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid the passer out four times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Kylan Reed and his three sacks.
Hawthorne now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Lynwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Hawthorne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lynwood will head out on the road to face off against Bell Gardens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bell Gardens is on a three-game streak of home wins, Lynwood a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
