Basketball Recap: Harding Extends Winning Streak to Five

Yomar Castellano

Points

02/08/25 vs Lordstown	20
02/07/25 @ Pymatuning Valley	27
02/04/25 vs Badger	20
01/31/25 @ Maplewood	34
01/28/25 @ Grand Valley	20
01/18/25 vs Grand Valley	22

Harding extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Yomar Castellano. Everything went the Harding Skippers' way against the Lordstown Red Devils on Saturday as the Harding Skippers made off with a 72-50 victory thanks to Castellano, who posted 20 points and seven steals. The contest was his sixth in a row with at least 20 points.

Ben Allen was another key player, putting up eight points along with 11 rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.

Harding's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Lordstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.

Harding wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-61 victory against Edgewood on the 11th. As for Lordstown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 90-59 loss against St. John on the 11th.