The Santa Monica Vikings will challenge the Hawthorne Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Santa Monica's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Hawthorne has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road.
Santa Monica's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Beverly Hills. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won eight matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Beverly Hills with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Orlando Popkin, Nicholas Youssef, and Khaelan Zeitlin.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Hawthorne's offense. They came up short against Beverly Hills on Thursday, falling 7-0.
Hawthorne was without their leading scorer, Sebastine Lara, in Thursday's contest. With Lara sidelined, Angel Roman got his first action of the season.
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11-1. As for Santa Monica, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
Santa Monica took their win against Hawthorne in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a conclusive 9-0. Does Santa Monica have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hawthorne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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