The Lennox Academy Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hawthorne Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lennox Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Lennox Academy made easy work of Compton Early College and carried off a 12-5 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Rising Phoenix recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Valeria Lopez
| 04/10/25 vs Compton Early College | 4 |
| 04/05/24 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Bishop Conaty-Loretto | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Crossroads | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Hawthorne Math & Science Academy | 2 |
Valeria Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lopez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stacey Torres, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michel Estrada, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lennox Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Wiseburn- Da Vinci.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Lennox Academy, their record is now 9-5.
Lennox Academy suffered a grim 17-9 defeat to Hawthorne in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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