Crenshaw is 1-8-1 against Hawkins since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crenshaw Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Hawkins Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crenshaw's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Dorsey 7-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Hawkins' and George Washington Prep's match on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Hawkins turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Hawkins was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over George Washington Prep. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Generals are ranked 958th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Everson Sasvin and Joshua Martinez scored all three of Hawkins' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Hawkins pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those ten contests. As for Crenshaw, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-2 and their overall record up to 4-2-2.
Crenshaw came up short against Hawkins in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Crenshaw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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