The Bishop Hartley Hawks will take on the KIPP Columbus Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Hartley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Bishop Hartley took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 44-38 W over Bloom-Carroll. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Bishop Hartley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Lathon, who rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and Bryson Winbush, who gained 231 total yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Lathon has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Hartley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 498 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, KIPP Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 45-6 loss at the hands of Bishop Watterson. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Eagles are ranked 14th).
With the victory, Bishop Hartley broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for KIPP Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Hartley against KIPP Columbus in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-6 win. In that game, Bishop Hartley amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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