The Harding Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harding Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past St. George's 78-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Even though Evangelical Christian has not done well against Lausanne Collegiate recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Evangelical Christian snuck past Lausanne Collegiate with a 43-39 win.
Harding Academy pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Evangelical Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Harding Academy won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Evangelical Christian 51-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harding Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
