The Badger Braves will venture away from home to take on the Harding Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Badger is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Badger came up short against Grand Valley on Friday, falling 63-40. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 823rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 333rd).
Meanwhile, Harding took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 78-45 win over Maplewood. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Skippers.
Badger better keep an eye on Yomar Castellano. He was instrumental in Harding's win, putting up 34 points. The match was Castellano's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Beardslee, who posted 11 points.
Harding is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Badger came up short against Harding in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 71-58. Can Badger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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