Hawthorne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Leuzinger Olympians and fell 81-13. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1077th, while the Olympians are ranked 471st).
Leuzinger was led to victory by Tatyana Aubry and Brianna Ike. Aubry went 12 for 19 on her way to 28 points and seven assists, while Ike went 11 of 26 en route to 23 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Aubry has scored at least a third of Leuzinger's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sovereign Woods, who posted seven points and five steals.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Leuzinger, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Hawthorne will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Monica at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Leuzinger, they and Culver City will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Leuzinger has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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