The Harvest Prep Warriors will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mechanicsburg Indians at 8:15 p.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Harvest Prep had no problem doing just that 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.
It was another big night for Maliyah Lofton, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds and five assists. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'niya Lawson, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg entered their tilt with Johnstown-Monroe with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Mechanicsburg slipped by Johnstown-Monroe 55-54 on Monday.
Harvest Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Mechanicsburg, their victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
Harvest Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mechanicsburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 64-55. Does Harvest Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mechanicsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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