The Hawthorne Cougars will challenge the Centennial Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hawthorne's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hawthorne fell victim to Santa Monica and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1092nd, while the Vikings are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Centennial kept a clean sheet against Inglewood on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Sentinels.
Centennial's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 3-5-1. As for Hawthorne, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
Hawthorne suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Centennial in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Hawthorne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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