The Gardena Panthers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Hawthorne Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gardena is leaving town to face Hawthorne after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Panthers took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jordan last Thursday.
Franco Valenzuela and Tonyi Phillips scored all three of Gardena's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne didn't have quite enough to beat Firebaugh last Thursday and fell 2-1.
Gardena came out on top in a nail-biter against Hawthorne in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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