Preview: Harding Knights vs. Roosevelt Teddies
The Harding Knights will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Roosevelt Teddies at 7:00 p.m. Harding has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,919 points over their last 25 games.
Harding can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Eagle Ridge Academy 79-56. Given Harding's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Eagle Ridge Academy is ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They had just enough and edged Patrick Henry out 76-74. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Roosevelt found their leader in underclassman Calvin Peterson, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Peterson hasn't dropped below 21 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Wells, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Harding's victory bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Roosevelt, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season.
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