With a playoff game on the line, the Harvest Prep Warriors rose to the challenge on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-59 victory over the Spartans. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Maliyah Lofton was her usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with six rebounds and five assists. She hasn't dropped below three steals for six straight games. Ja'niya Lawson was another key contributor, scoring four points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Harvest Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Pleasant, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5.
Harvest Prep is on the road again on Thursday and plays Mechanicsburg at 8:15 p.m. on February 29th. Mechanicsburg is coming into the game with 14 straight victories at home, so Harvest Prep will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Pleasant does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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