Basketball Recap: Harding Sets Scoring Season-High Against Orange

Raiders

Team Score (Highest)

02/08/25 @ Orange	65
11/29/24 vs Struthers	63
12/02/24 @ Ursuline	59
01/04/25 vs Austintown-Fitch	55
01/29/25 vs Cardinal Mooney	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harding). They claimed a resounding 65-13 win over the Orange Lions. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Harding was led to victory by Akeelha Barnes and Ja'Leah Provitt. Barnes almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Provitt dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards. Harding is 5-1 when Provitt posts eight or more boards, but 7-8 otherwise. Vashae' Brown was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.

Harding was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Harding's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Orange, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Harding wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 39-20 victory against Garfield Community Learning Center on the 10th. As for Orange, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-44 win against Beachwood on the 10th.