After three games on the road, Hawkins is heading back home. They will welcome the Jordan Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hawkins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hawkins and Rancho Dominguez were almost perfectly matched up, but Hawkins suffered a 30-29 loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jamarieah Wallace, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Phil Henderson Iv, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Hawkins wouldn't let Rancho Dominguez keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hawkins can thank Tyler Cleveland and Janerion Marchany for forcing both of them. Marchany is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jordan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Pythons by a score of 44-32. 44 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
David Sandy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. He has become a key player for Jordan: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Hawkins' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Jordan, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hawkins was taken down by Jordan 44-16 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandy, who rushed for 325 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Now that Hawkins knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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