Basketball Recap: Trinity Taylor and Ja'leah Provitt Secure Win for Harding

Harding won the last time they faced Garfield Community Learning Center and things went their way on Monday too. The Harding Raiders enjoyed a cozy 39-20 win over the Garfield Community Learning Center Golden Rams. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Golden Rams are ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ja'Leah Provitt

Rebounds

01/04/25 vs Austintown-Fitch	12
12/16/24 vs East	12
01/25/25 vs Howland	11
02/10/25 vs Garfield Community Learning Center	10
02/08/25 @ Orange	10
+ 15 more games

Harding was led to victory by Ja'Leah Provitt and Trinity Taylor. Provitt dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, while Taylor posted ten points and four steals. Harding is 6-1 when Provitt posts eight or more boards, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Akeelha Barnes, who had four points and nine rebounds.

Harding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Harding's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Garfield Community Learning Center, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.

Looking ahead, Harding will take on Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Garfield Community Learning Center has already played their next contest (against GlenOak), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.