Football Preview: Hawken Hawks vs. Perry Pirates
The Hawken Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Perry Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Hawken will bounce into Friday's game after beating Harvey, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Hawken took down Harvey 20-6 on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Donovan Moorhead was another key player, throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes.
Hawken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Perry). They blew past West Geauga, posting a 63-7 victory at home. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.
Hawken's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Perry, their record is now an identical 8-1.
Hawken was taken down by Perry 47-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Hawken avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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