Rancho Dominguez hasn't had much luck against Hawkins recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rancho Dominguez Lobos will host the Hawkins Hawks at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Rancho Dominguez is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-20 victory over View Park. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 34 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hawkins humbled West Adams with a 42-7 victory. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
A big part of Hawkins' victory came down to the chemistry between Christopher Aguilar and his top target Desmaj Murphy. Aguilar threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes while Murphy picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 62 yards. Another big playmaker for Hawkins was Kanwai Gillet, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Rancho Dominguez now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hawkins, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Rancho Dominguez was dealt a bruising 30-0 loss at the hands of Hawkins when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Rancho Dominguez, Amahgee Kegler (who rushed for 159 yards on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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