The Hawthorne Hornets will take on the Lafayette Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Hawthorne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-0 victory over Branford. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Keenon Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Curtis, who threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Hawthorne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette won against Cottondale on Friday with 43 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lafayette pulled ahead with a 43-42 photo finish over Cottondale. That's two games straight that Lafayette has won by just one point.
Hawthorne's record now sits at 8-1. As for Lafayette, their record now sits at 8-4.
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