Culver City was the 77-19 winner over Lawndale when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Culver City Centaurs were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 55-54 to the Lawndale Cardinals. The Centaurs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lawndale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Telayia Fuller led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The game was Fuller's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Kalani Pearson was another key player, putting up 14 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Culver City's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-8. As for Lawndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Culver City has already played their next contest (against Inglewood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lawndale will head out to face off against Leuzinger at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Leuzinger will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Lawndale surely won't give up without a fight.
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