Basketball Game Preview: Harding Skippers vs. Pymatuning Valley Lakers

Harding hasn't had much luck against Pymatuning Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Harding Skippers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 5:30 p.m. Harding has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Harding is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by St. John and fell 63-34.

Jana Vale put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 12 points. Ella Adams was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Pymatuning Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 43-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Maplewood.

Defeat or not, Pymatuning Valley got some senior leadership from Jolene Sharpe and Kelsie Britton. Sharpe put up two points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Britton had eight points. Another player making a difference was Mae Struna, who earned six points.

Harding's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Pymatuning Valley, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.

Harding took a serious blow against Pymatuning Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 53-16. Can Harding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.