The Hawthorne Cougars will face off against the Lennox Academy Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawthorne is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Hawthorne came up short against Wiseburn- Da Vinci on Monday, falling 12-2.
Meanwhile, Lennox Academy got the win against Compton Early College on Thursday by a conclusive 12-5. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Valeria Lopez was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed 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, Stacey Torres was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high. Angely Robledo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
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 games.
Lennox Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Hawthorne, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Hawthorne took their win against Lennox Academy in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 17-9 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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