The Hawthorne Hornets beat the University Christian Christians 42-29 on Friday. The Hornets pushed the score to 36-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Christians cut but never quite recovered from.
Hawthorne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Richard Roundtree Jr, who threw for 231 yards and two TDs. The Hornets' leading receiver Darian Bowie was Roundtree Jr's top target yet again, picking up 107 receiving yards and one score.
Hawthorne didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited University Christian to a completion percentage of just 20.8%. The team can thank Messiah Gent for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hawthorne wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.5%.
Hawthorne's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. University Christian's QB won't forget Demeion Rutledge anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times.
University Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ty Keister, who rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 50 yards and one TD.
The win made it two in a row for Hawthorne and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points over those games. As for University Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Hawthorne wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 26-0 win against Dunnellon on the 16th. As for University Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Providence School at 7:30 p.m. on the 24th.
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