Football Recap: Dominguez Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Curtis Hicklen and Mikaele Fitu-Ahkui

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 1:02pm

Football Recap: Dominguez Dons vs. Gardena Panthers

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Dominguez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gardena Panthers.

Mikaele Fitu-Ahkui and Curtis Hicklen certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Fitu-Ahkui threw for 247 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, while Hicklen picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hicklen's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.

Dominguez now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gardena, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dominguez will welcome Warren at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Warren will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Gardena, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Jurupa Hills, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Gardena's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.

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