Beverly Hills was the 61-37 winner over Lawndale when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Beverly Hills Normans took a blow against the Lawndale Cardinals on Friday, falling 85-43. While losing is never fun, the Normans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Cardinals are ranked 336th).
Lawndale was led to victory by Kalani Pearson and Telayia Fuller. Pearson went 14 of 18 on her way to 33 points along with five boards and four steals, while Fuller went 9 for 19 en route to 21 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Pearson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amira Townes, who posted 17 points and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Beverly Hills and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Lawndale, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Beverly Hills will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hawthorne at 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. As for Lawndale, they will head out to take on Immaculate Heart at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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