Football Preview: Bishop Hartley Hawks vs. Ironton Fighting Tigers
The Bishop Hartley Hawks will head out to challenge the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Bishop Hartley was fully in charge, breezing past Watkins Memorial 37-7 on the road. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Warriors are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robert Lathon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Brandon Hambric, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Hartley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ironton put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 56-19 win over St. Francis at home. With the Fighting Tigers ahead 49-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ironton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayden Edwards out in front who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Edwards a new career-high in rushing yards. Shaun Terry also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
Ironton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Brycen Mullins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Bishop Hartley's record is now 3-1. As for Ironton, their record is now 4-0.
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