A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lawndale Cardinals face off against the Gardena Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday... Lawndale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.
Lawndale's tournament run continued when they took on Valley Christian on Friday. Lawndale walked away with a 56-45 win over Valley Christian.
Lawndale's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Telayia Fuller, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Kalani Pearson, who had 17 points plus eight rebounds and six steals. Fuller is becoming a predictor of Lawndale's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Amira Townes, who earned eight points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Lawndale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Gardena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 54-30 to Jordan.
Lawndale has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Gardena, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Lawndale against Gardena when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 70-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawndale since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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