The Orange Lions will square off against the Hawken Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Orange's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Perry on Friday. They took a blow against the Pirates, falling 62-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Hawken came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Longhorns with a 27-21 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Longhorns are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Hawken's victory came down to the chemistry between Donovan Moorhead and his top target Charlie Mallett. Moorhead threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while Mallett picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Hawken, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Orange took a serious blow against Hawken in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 47-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawken's Jordan Johnson, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Now that Orange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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