The KIPP Columbus Jaguars will take on the Bishop Hartley Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. KIPP Columbus is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
KIPP Columbus is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bishop Watterson two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. KIPP Columbus was beaten by Bishop Watterson 45-6. 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).
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last match, Bishop Hartley made sure to put some points up on the board against Bloom-Carroll on Friday. Bishop Hartley secured a 44-38 W over Bloom-Carroll. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.
Bishop Hartley can attribute much of their success to 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. The dominant performance also gave Winbush a new career-high in rushing yards.
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 games.
KIPP Columbus' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Bishop Hartley, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4.
KIPP Columbus was taken down by Bishop Hartley 49-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point KIPP Columbus was down 42-6.
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