The Malvern Hornets will take on the Harvest Prep Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Malvern comes in on 27 and Harvest Prep on 15.
Malvern extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Northwest. They secured a 58-52 W over the Mohawks. Given Malvern's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Northwest is ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Harvest Prep can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Adams 78-48 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Harvest Prep had established a 26 point advantage.
Harvest Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ephraim Campbell led the charge by scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Campbell hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Antwon Pollard, who scored 20 points.
Malvern's victory bumped their record up to 27-0. As for Harvest Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Malvern against Harvest Prep in their previous meeting back in December of 2015 as the squad secured a 75-44 victory. Will Malvern repeat their success, or does Harvest Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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