Basketball Recap: Bishop Hartley Piles Up the Points Against Hamilton Township

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 @ Whitehall-Yearling	43
01/02/25 @ Hamilton Township	36
12/23/24 vs Northland	8
12/27/24 vs Fairmont	3
12/21/24 vs Shawnee	-12

Bishop Hartley had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 36-point drubbing they dealt Hamilton Township on Thursday. The Bishop Hartley Hawks breezed by the Hamilton Township Rangers to the tune of 80-44. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 22 points or more this season.

Bishop Hartley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hamilton Township, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1.

Bishop Hartley and Hamilton Township should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Bishop Hartley (ranked 55th) will meet Eastmoor Academy (ranked 653rd) at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Hamilton Township will challenge Fairfield Union at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday up 140 places (28 vs. 168).