Harding Prep is 0-5 against Bishop McGuinness since December of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. Harding Prep will take on the Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish in a tournament on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Harding Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 76-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ardmore on Tuesday. Harding Prep's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
Meanwhile, Bishop McGuinness lost to Edmond Santa Fe at home by a 76-57 margin on Thursday. The Fighting Irish were down 65-41 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Harding Prep will have to keep a close watch on Brody Parks and Cooper Bradley, a pair of players who had a big impact on Bishop McGuinness' prior game. Parks went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds, while Bradley posted 14 points. That's the most points Parks has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Akin, who put up three points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Bishop McGuinness smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Bishop McGuinness' loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Harding Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Harding Prep took a serious blow against Bishop McGuinness when the teams last played last Friday, falling 74-40. Can Harding Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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