After losing to Lutheran West the last time they met, Hawken decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hawken Hawks snuck past the Lutheran West Longhorns with a 27-21 win on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Longhorns are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Hawken's victory came down to the chemistry between Donovan Moorhead and his top target Charlie Mallett. Moorhead threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while Mallett picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win (which was Hawken's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. As for Lutheran West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hawken will venture away from home to challenge Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hawken is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Lutheran West, they will head out to take on West Geauga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran West will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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