Hartshorne put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 46-8 win over the Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats on the road. Fans of the Miners have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Hartshorne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brett Lindley, who threw for 169 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Lindley a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Gus Miller.
Hartshorne wouldn't let Chouteau-Mazie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carter Johnson, Benny Mattioda, and Raider Schoggins picked up one apiece. Schoggins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Acetin Rowell was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles and defending two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hartshorne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Hartshorne pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Chouteau-Mazie, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Hartshorne will welcome Warner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartshorne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Warner likes a good challenge. As for Chouteau-Mazie, they will head out to challenge Haskell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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