Basketball Preview: Harding Skippers vs. Mathews Mustangs
Harding hasn't had much luck against Mathews recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Harding Skippers will venture away from home to square off against the Mathews Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Skippers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. They came out on top against Harvey by a score of 78-65 on Wednesday.
Harding found their leader in sophomore Yomar Castellano, who had 33 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Allen, who had 13 points.
Meanwhile, Mathews took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday (and then some). They blew past Jackson-Milton 63-42. The Mustangs pushed the score to 48-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bluejays had little chance of recovering from.
Harding was able to grind out a solid win over Mathews when the teams last played back in February, winning 59-50. Does Harding have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mathews turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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