The Lawndale Cardinals will challenge the Santa Monica Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lawndale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Lawndale was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-51 to Culver City.
Kalani Pearson
| 02/05/25 @ Culver City | 7 |
| 02/03/25 vs Santa Monica | 2 |
| 01/30/25 vs Hawthorne | 8 |
| 01/27/25 vs Centennial | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Inglewood | 6 |
| + 15 more games |
Lawndale's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Telayia Fuller, who posted 24 points along with seven boards and four blocks, and Kalani Pearson, who earned 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. Pearson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times she's played. Amira Townes was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Lawndale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 25 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Santa Monica made off with a 53-52 victory over Leuzinger.
Lawndale's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8. As for Santa Monica, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Lawndale didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Santa Monica when the teams last played on Monday, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. Will Lawndale repeat their success, or does Santa Monica have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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