Basketball Recap: Harleton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Linden-Kildare

Wildcats

Team Score

01/14/25 @ Linden-Kildare	78
12/05/24 vs Carlisle	62
12/27/24 @ Apple Springs	64
12/07/24 vs Union Hill	57
12/31/24 @ Hughes Springs	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harleton). They breezed by the Linden-Kildare Tigers to the tune of 78-23 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.

Harleton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Skyler Karva, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 20 points and five steals. What's more, Karva also racked up four boards, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Drake Phillips was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.

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

Harleton's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 6-19. As for Linden-Kildare, their loss was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-17.

Harleton has already played their next match (against Ore City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Linden-Kildare Tigers duke it out with the Big Sandy Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Big Sandy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.