The Hawthorne Cougars will take on the West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hawthorne's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hawthorne is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against El Segundo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cougars had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 800th, while the Eagles are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, West ended up a good deal behind Cerritos on Thursday and lost 28-14.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 2-4.
Hawthorne took a serious blow against West when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 35-8. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 35-0.
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