Hawthorne was the 11-6 winner over Lennox Academy when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Hawthorne Cougars fell just short of the Lennox Academy Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Hawthorne has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lennox Academy's part, Valeria Lopez was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Stacey Torres, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hawthorne's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for Lennox Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
As of now, neither Hawthorne nor Lennox Academy have any future games scheduled.
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