The Aquinas Knights are on the road again on Friday and plays the Harding Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Aquinas focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
Aquinas pushed their score all the way to 55, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 60-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southeast.
Aquinas might have lost, but man, Bronson Gilyard was a machine: he scored 32 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gilyard has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jeante Brown, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Aquinas were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southeast only posted four assists.
Meanwhile, Harding came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 76-45 victory over Oberlin at home. Harding has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 29 points or more this season.
Aquinas' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Harding, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Aquinas against Harding in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 69-29 win. Does Aquinas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harding turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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