The Faith Longhorns will square off against the Harding County Ranchers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Faith sitting on five straight wins and Harding County on 19.
Faith is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Timber Lake 41-27.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Harding County against Dupree on Tuesday as the team secured a 62-12 victory. The Ranchers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Harding County's win came from a few key players Faith will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bailey Rae Verhulst, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 29 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamry Padden, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 12 points and four steals.
Harding County's win bumped their record up to 19-0. As for Faith, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Faith might still be hurting after the 55-30 loss they got from Harding County in their previous matchup back in January. Can Faith avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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