The Lawndale Cardinals will take on the Santa Monica Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lawndale: 11, Santa Monica: 6.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lawndale took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They secured a 24-19 W over Culver City.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Friday. They really took it to Brentwood School for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 win at home. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Santa Monica came from Kalea Oshidari, Jayla Johnson-Lake, Yadira Lopez, Sasha Zuckerbraun, and Kyla Cotton.
Santa Monica's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Bella Medina led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. Oshidari also snagged an interception, which is notable because Santa Monica is undefeated when she posts at least one interception, but 3-6 otherwise.
Lawndale's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Santa Monica, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lawndale and Santa Monica were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Lawndale came up empty-handed after a 7-6 defeat. Will Lawndale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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