Como Park is 2-8 against Harding since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Como Park Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Harding Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Como Park is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Johnson. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Governors are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Harding hadn't done well against Highland Park recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Everything went Harding's way against Highland Park as Harding made off with an 88-62 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 26 points or more this season.
Harding has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.2 points over those games. As for Como Park, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Como Park came up short against Harding in their previous meeting back in January, falling 76-70. Can Como Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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