Football Preview: Watkins Memorial Warriors vs. Bishop Hartley Hawks
Watkins Memorial has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Bishop Hartley Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Watkins Memorial lost 35-12 to Teays Valley on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Vikings are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last matchup, Bishop Hartley made sure to put some points up on the board against Chaminade Julienne Catholic on Friday. Bishop Hartley put the hurt on Chaminade Julienne Catholic with a sharp 49-23 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-3.
Robert Lathon had a dynamite game for Bishop Hartley, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. Lathon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Winbush, who gained 157 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Hartley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 507 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Watkins Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bishop Hartley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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