Ohio High School Basketball - Athens nudges Harding
December 28, 2024: The Plains, OH 45780 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Athens Bulldogs (The Plains, OH) and the visiting Harding Raiders (Warren, OH), observed Athens's basketball team edge Harding by a score of 52-50.
The Bulldogs (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Marietta (Marietta, OH). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, Marietta edged Liberty Union (Baltimore, OH), 73-41, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Austintown-Fitch Falcons (Youngstown, OH) in a All-American challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Harding will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 58-33 non-league loss to St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH).