Recap: East vs. Harding Raiders
East won against the Harding Raiders on Thursday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. East narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Harding 44-42. The win made it back-to-back wins for East.
Harding lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Akeelha Barnes, who scored seven points along with 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nadia Mcqueen, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
East's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-1.
East will head out on the road to face off against Struthers at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Struthers comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Harding, they will be playing at home against Cardinal Mooney at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Mooney will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 630th, while Harding is ranked 180th).
