Preview: Harmony Area Owls vs. Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels
Harmony Area is 8-2 against Moshannon Valley since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Harmony Area Owls will look to defend their home court against the Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels at 7:15 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Harmony Area and 32 for Moshannon Valley dating back to last season.
Harmony Area suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Blacklick Valley by a score of 66-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Harmony Area might have lost, but man, Jack Bracken was a machine: he scored 38 points along with nine rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 60.3% of Harmony Area's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was JJ Sward, who scored nine points.
Moshannon Valley suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 56-24 loss at the hands of Bald Eagle Area. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Moshannon Valley has scored all season.
Harmony Area has been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. As for Moshannon Valley, they bumped their record down to 0-10 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Harmony Area against Moshannon Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 66-35 victory. Does Harmony Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moshannon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
