Football Preview: Calipatria Hornets vs. O'Farrell Charter Falcons
Calipatria is 3-0 against O'Farrell Charter since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Calipatria Hornets will venture away from home to take on the O'Farrell Charter Falcons at 4:15 p.m. O'Farrell Charter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Calipatria, who comes in off a win.
Calipatria will bounce into Friday's match after beating Desert Mirage, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Calipatria breezed by Desert Mirage on the road to the tune of 65-12 on Thursday. The Hornets pushed the score to 65-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the RAMS cut but never quite recovered from.
Dominic Hawk had a dynamite game for Calipatria, rushing for 356 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 20.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Hawk is now averaging an impressive 224.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calipatria was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 582 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Calipatria wouldn't let Desert Mirage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Bernard Thomas led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Rihann Potter's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle.
Meanwhile, O'Farrell Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were dealt a 36-6 loss at the hands of Victory Christian Academy.
The victory made it two in a row for Calipatria and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for O'Farrell Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Calipatria's way against O'Farrell Charter when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Calipatria made off with a 34-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calipatria since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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