Green Ridge is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Hardin-Central is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Green Ridge Tigers will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Hardin-Central Bulldogs at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Green Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Green Ridge scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They walked away with a 72-59 victory over Concordia. Given Green Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Concordia is ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hardin-Central came up short against Braymer on Thursday and fell 56-47. The loss put an end to Hardin-Central's undefeated start to the season.
Green Ridge's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Hardin-Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Green Ridge beat Hardin-Central 40-29 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Green Ridge repeat their success, or does Hardin-Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
