Basketball Preview: Harding Raiders vs. Washington Tigers
The Harding Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Washington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Harding is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, Harding was able to grind out a solid win over Hubbard, taking the game 47-39.
Harding got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nadia McQueen out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, McQueen is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Trinity Taylor, who earned 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington). They blew past Fuchs Mizrachi 79-32 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Delaney Pierce and La Nia Moore were among the main playmakers for Washington as the former dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Pierce's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Hannah Nicola, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Washington was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Washington's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Harding, their record now sits at 4-0.
Harding didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Washington when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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