The Centennial Apaches will square off against the Hawthorne Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Centennial and ten for Hawthorne.
Centennial lost 54-31 to Santa Monica on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hawthorne challenged Lawndale on Thursday. Hawthorne was dealt a 59-9 loss at the hands of Lawndale. 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 1139th, while the Cardinals are ranked 284th).
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Everything came up roses for Centennial against Hawthorne in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the team secured a 62-2 win. In that game, Centennial amassed a halftime lead of 35-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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