Zephyrhills Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Hawthorne Hornets, falling 39-14. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Hornets are ranked 58th).
Keenon Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hawthorne, rushing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 209 rushing yards dating back to last season. Willie Sutton was in the mix as well, providing Hawthorne with a touchdown.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hawthorne, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pahokee at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. After each having a week off, Hawthorne and IMG Academy White will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. IMG Academy White is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
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