Centennial hasn't had much luck against Hawthorne recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Centennial Apaches will venture away from home to challenge the Hawthorne Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Centennial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West on Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 915th, while the Warriors are ranked 219th).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Hawthorne brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They enjoyed a cozy 43-24 victory over Beverly Hills on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Cougars' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Hawthorne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Obie Brown, who picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another signal caller making a difference was Brian Klein, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes.
Hawthorne wouldn't let Beverly Hills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Terrell Henry Jr, Goody Baadi, and Elijah Morti picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Hawthorne, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7.
Centennial was dealt a bruising 68-12 defeat at the hands of Hawthorne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Centennial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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