Basketball Game Preview: Harman Panthers vs. Morgantown Christian Academy Mustangs

The Harman Panthers will square off against the Morgantown Christian Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morgantown Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Harman, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Harman turned things around against Heritage Christian on Friday. They took down the Patriots 47-28.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Morgantown Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They received a blow as they fell 72-54 to Fort Hill.

Harman will need focus on slowing down Cole Mathess, one of several Morgantown Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 16 on his way to 23 points and three steals. That was a full 42.6% of Morgantown Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Michael Day was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 12 points.

Morgantown Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Harman, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.

Harman was taken down by Morgantown Christian Academy 86-26 when the teams last played on Thursday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harman was down 53-8.