Football Game Preview: La Jolla on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 5:11am

Football Preview: La Jolla Vikings vs. Madison Warhawks

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La Jolla is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Madison is on a three-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The La Jolla Vikings will welcome the Madison Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, La Jolla was able to grind out a solid win over Torrey Pines, taking the game 21-14.

Hank Hansen was a one-man wrecking crew for La Jolla as he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 32 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Hansen got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible96 yards.

Meanwhile, Madison strolled past Steele Canyon with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21.

La Jolla's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Madison, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.

La Jolla might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Madison in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can La Jolla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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