A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hawthorne Cougars challenge the Lawndale Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday... The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hawthorne has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Lawndale will arrive with six straight wins.
On Monday, Hawthorne had to suffer through a 50-2 loss at the hands of Santa Monica. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1137th, while the Vikings are ranked 477th).
Meanwhile, Lawndale was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Centennial 70-42. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lawndale's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Hawthorne, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Hawthorne was dealt a bruising 78-4 loss at the hands of Lawndale in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hawthorne was down 57-0.
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