Football Game Preview: West Adams Panthers vs. Hawkins Hawks

The West Adams Panthers will face off against the Hawkins Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Adams has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Hawkins will arrive with four straight wins.

West Adams is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 33-18 bruising from Diego Rivera on Friday. The Panthers were down 33-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Hawkins was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Locke 38-6. Considering the Hawks have won three contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Hawkins' victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for West Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

West Adams was taken down by Hawkins 42-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 28-7.