The Hawthorne Bears will challenge the Hawthorne Christian Defenders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hawthorne is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Hawthorne proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 14) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lodi 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne Christian never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Manchester Regional. The win continues a trend for the Defenders in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won five in a row.
Hawthorne pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hawthorne Christian, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Hawthorne was able to grind out a solid win over Hawthorne Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 10-6. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Defenders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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