Hawthorne and Centennial are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Hawthorne Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centennial Apaches at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hawthorne and five for Centennial.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hawthorne duked it out withLawndale on Monday. Hawthorne took a hard 83-65 fall against Lawndale.
| 02/03/25 @ Lawndale | 19 |
| 01/22/25 vs Centennial | 17 |
| 12/30/24 vs Alhambra | 17 |
| 12/26/24 vs Hoover | 13 |
| 12/06/24 @ Lennox Academy | 12 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kordae Edwards, who posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakobi Smith, who put up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Centennial took a blow against Crossroads on Tuesday, falling 78-34. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1123rd, while the Roadrunners are ranked 132nd).
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Everything came up roses for Hawthorne against Centennial in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 83-47 win. Will Hawthorne repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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