Football Recap: Orange Lions vs. Hawken Hawks
Orange lost against Hawken back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Orange Lions were dealt a 50-13 loss at the hands of the Hawken Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Hawks are ranked 157th).
A big part of Hawken's victory came down to the chemistry between Donovan Moorhead and his top target Charlie Mallett. Moorhead threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Mallett gained 193 total yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Mallett a new career-high in rushing yards. Jordan Johnson helped Moorhead out on the ground, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Orange has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Hawken, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Orange will venture away from home to take on Lutheran West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran West will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Hawken, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harvey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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