Hawthorne is 1-9 against Culver City since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hawthorne Cougars will look to defend their home pitch against the Culver City Centaurs at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hawthorne is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Animo Leadership on Friday. Hawthorne opened the new year with a less-than-successful 2-0 defeat to Animo Leadership. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1024th, while the Aztec Eagles are ranked 317th).
Hawthorne was without their leading scorer, Sebastine Lara, in Friday's contest. With Lara sitting this one out, Adrian Reyes got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 55).
Meanwhile, Culver City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Venice.
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Culver City, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Hawthorne might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Culver City in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Hawthorne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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