Basketball Game Preview: Harwood Highlanders vs. U-32 Raiders

The Harwood Highlanders will square off against the U-32 Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Harwood's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while U-32 has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Harwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Thetford Academy, who was ranked 12th at the time (Harwood was ranked seventh). Everything went Harwood's way against Thetford Academy on Wednesday as Harwood made off with a 71-47 victory.

Meanwhile, U-32 had to suffer through a 81-53 loss at the hands of Hazen.

Harwood's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for U-32, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.

Harwood strolled past U-32 in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-43. Does Harwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will U-32 turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.