The Bishop Hartley Hawks will challenge the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Hartley will be strutting in after a win while Watkins Memorial will be coming in after a loss.
Bishop Hartley will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Chaminade Julienne Catholic on Friday. Everything went Bishop Hartley's way against Chaminade Julienne Catholic as Bishop Hartley made off with a 49-23 victory. 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. Bryson Winbush was another key player, gaining 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 35-12 to Teays Valley. 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).
Bishop Hartley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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