Warren and Harlan are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Warren Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harlan Hawks at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Warren sitting on five straight victories and Harlan on four.
If Warren beats Harlan with 59 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Warren came out on top against Sotomayor by a score of 59-49 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Harlan's strategy against Taft on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Harlan blew Taft out of the water with an 85-55 final score. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
Harlan's win came from a few key players Warren will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kameron Williams, who posted 19 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Jones, who put up 17 points.
Harlan has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Warren, they pushed their record up to 17-15 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Warren was dealt a bruising 103-66 defeat at the hands of Harlan in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 assists. Now that Warren knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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