Preview: Valley Regional Warriors vs. Harding Presidents
Valley Regional is on a three-game streak of home losses, Harding a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Valley Regional Warriors will take on the Harding Presidents at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Valley Regional pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 83-59 defeat at the hands of Fitch. While losing is never fun, Valley Regional can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Fitch is ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Harding was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 56-52 to Career Magnet.
Valley Regional has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Valley Regional came up short against Harding in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 50-46. Thankfully for Valley Regional, Nehemiah Mccallop (who scored 18 points along with five blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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