Preview: Harding County Ranchers vs. Bison Cardinals
Harding County is 10-0 against Bison since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Harding County Ranchers will head out on the road to square off against the Bison Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Harding County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Harding County strolled past Hulett with points to spare, taking the game 66-52. The win was just what Harding County needed coming off of a 72-51 loss in their prior matchup.
Harding County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Payton Dvorak out in front who scored 17 points along with seven steals. Dvorak has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. Evan Meyer was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Bison's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 70-25 loss at the hands of Lemmon. Having soared to a lofty 57 points in the game before, Bison couldn't push the score so high this time.
Harding County's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Bison, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything came up roses for Harding County against Bison in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 73-30 victory. In that matchup, Harding County amassed a halftime lead of 51-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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