Hawthorne and Animo Leadership are an even 4-4-1 against one another since January of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hawthorne Cougars will take on the Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Animo Leadership took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hawthorne, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Hawthorne turned things around against Morningside last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Monarchs a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Animo Leadership unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Paramount, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Aztec Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Pirates are ranked 100th).
Animo Leadership now has a losing record at 6-7-2. As for Hawthorne, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7-1.
Hawthorne suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Animo Leadership in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Hawthorne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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