St. Charles hasn't had much luck against Bishop Hartley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Charles Cardinals will square off against the Bishop Hartley Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
St. Charles is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Lutheran East by a score of 12-10.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hartley got the win against KIPP Columbus on Friday by a conclusive 41-18. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Hartley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Robert Lathon, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Lathon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Hambric, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Hartley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
St. Charles now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bishop Hartley, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
St. Charles was dealt a bruising 31-0 defeat at the hands of Bishop Hartley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lathon, who rushed for 296 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. Now that St. Charles knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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