The Boardman Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Boardman came up short against West Branch and fell 40-29. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Warriors are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Harding had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 50-37 victory over the Cowboys.
Harding pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points per game. As for Boardman, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Boardman didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Harding in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Will Boardman repeat their success, or does Harding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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