Gilmour Academy is 9-1 against Hawken since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gilmour Academy Lancers will challenge the Hawken Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Gilmour Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Warrensville Heights on the road to the tune of 48-0. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tigers are ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hawken took their match on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over Berkshire. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Jordan Johnson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hawken was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Gilmour Academy's record now sits at 2-0. As for Hawken, their record now sits at 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Gilmour Academy against Hawken when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilmour Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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