Basketball Recap: Howland Comes Up Short

Howland suffered their biggest loss since March 9, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Harding Raiders 71-40. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Raiders are ranked 43rd).

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 @ Harding	40-71
01/04/25 vs Girard	63-54
12/30/24 @ Hubbard	41-35
12/27/24 vs Twinsburg	56-45
12/21/24 vs West Branch	55-60

The defeat snapped Howland's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Harding, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Howland Tigers challenge the Canfield Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Canfield will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Howland surely won't give up without a fight. As for Harding, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sharon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sharon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.