It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lafayette can now relate to. They were beaten by the Hawthorne Hornets 44-15 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Lafayette has suffered since November 17, 2023.
Tywan K Williamson and Jordan Murphy certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. K Williamson threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, while Murphy picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown. Murphy is becoming a predictor of Lafayette's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Keenon Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry for Hawthorne. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Curtis, who threw for 116 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
With the defeat, Lafayette broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-5. As for Hawthorne, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hawthorne, they will host Williston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hawthorne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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