Basketball Game Preview: Harleton Wildcats vs. Ore City Rebels

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 1:54am

Basketball Preview: Harleton Wildcats vs. Ore City Rebels

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The Harleton Wildcats will square off against the Ore City Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harleton will be strutting in after a victory while Ore City will be coming in after a defeat.

Harleton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 78-23 win over Linden-Kildare. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.

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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harleton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Skyler Karva, who went 5 of 7 en route to 20 points and five steals. What's more, Karva also racked up four rebounds, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Drake Phillips, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards.

Harleton was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Ore City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Hawkins and fell 42-8. The game marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Ore City's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Harleton, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 6-19.

Harleton came up short against Ore City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 30-23. Can Harleton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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