Harding County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Northwestern Area Wildcats at TBD on Thursday. One thing working in Harding County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Harding County had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They breezed by Timber Lake at home to the tune of 62-26 on Thursday. Harding County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Bailey Verhulst was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Wendt, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Area entered their tilt with Leola/Frederick with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Northwestern Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Leola/Frederick on Thursday and snuck past 49-47.
Harding County's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 41.9 points. As for Northwestern Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
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