Warren hasn't had much luck against Harlan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Warren Warriors will head out to challenge the Harlan Hawks at 7:30 p.m.
Warren is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of Sotomayor. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Warren wouldn't let Sotomayor keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Warren can thank Cal Carpenter and Giovanni Soto-Velasquez for forcing all of them. George Silva was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Harlan entered their tilt with Taft on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Raiders 49-7. Considering the Hawks have won five matches by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Givori Graham and Payton Matthews were among the main playmakers for Harlan as the former rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries and the latter gained 81 total yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Graham has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Harlan's defense and their four sacks. Taft's QB won't forget Maddox Berantuo anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Warren's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Harlan, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Warren was taken down by Harlan 45-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Warren, Noah Farris (who threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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