The Hawthorne Cougars will take on the Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hawthorne took on Lawndale on Wednesday. Hawthorne was dealt a 99-54 loss at the hands of Lawndale. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-25.
Meanwhile, Animo Leadership was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Ambassador, falling 74-50. While losing is never fun, the Aztec Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 964th, while the Lions are ranked 384th).
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Animo Leadership, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything went Hawthorne's way against Animo Leadership when the teams last played back in January, as Hawthorne made off with a 51-31 victory. In that matchup, Hawthorne amassed a halftime lead of 40-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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