Hawken had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They breezed by the Orange Lions on the road to the tune of 50-13. Considering the Hawks have won five matchups by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Hawken's win 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. Mallett was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 56 yards. Jordan Johnson was in the mix as well, providing Hawken with two touchdowns.
Hawken didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mallett and Kadyn Grattan. The dominant performance also gave Mallett a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hawken's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Orange, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Hawken will square off against Harvey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Orange, they will challenge 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 contest than the last.
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