Basketball Recap: Harker Comes Up Short

It was a Battle of the Birds when Harker took on Scotts Valley on Tuesday. The Harker Eagles were dealt a 73-45 loss at the hands of the Scotts Valley Falcons. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-21.

Defeat or not, Harker got some senior leadership from Advay Monga and Bowen Xia. Monga posted six points and 12 rebounds, while Xia earned 17 points. That's the most rebounds Monga has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Vyom Vidyarthi, who had four points and six rebounds.

Harker's loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Scotts Valley, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Mountain View the next time they take the court. Harker will host Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Scotts Valley will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.