Bishop Hartley has gone 10-0 against St. Charles recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bishop Hartley Hawks will head out to take on the St. Charles Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Hartley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything went Bishop Hartley's way against KIPP Columbus as Bishop Hartley made off with a 41-18 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Jaguars are ranked 428th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Hartley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Robert Lathon led the charge by rushing 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 contests.
Meanwhile, St. Charles was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Lutheran East by a score of 12-10.
Bishop Hartley now has a winning record of 5-4. As for St. Charles, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Hartley against St. Charles in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 31-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Hartley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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