St. Francis DeSales and Bishop Hartley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The St. Francis DeSales Stallions will be playing at home against the Bishop Hartley Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis DeSales is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
St. Francis DeSales' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by St. Charles at home to the tune of 28-0. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Bishop Hartley challenged Bishop Watterson on Friday. The contest between Bishop Hartley and Bishop Watterson wasn't particularly close, with Bishop Hartley falling 28-13. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Eagles are ranked 14th).
Despite the loss, Bishop Hartley got top-tier performance from Robert Lathon, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Francis DeSales' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Bishop Hartley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
St. Francis DeSales couldn't quite finish off Bishop Hartley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 15-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lathon, who rushed for 176 yards while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Now that St. Francis DeSales knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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