The Harding Raiders will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Buchtel Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Harding is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell 26-19 to McKinley on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
Although Harding took the loss, they still got scores from Airiz Coleman Bey, Chaz Coleman, and Marcus Crum.
Harding wouldn't let McKinley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Coleman was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Buchtel hasn't done well against Hoover recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Buchtel walked away with a 22-13 win over Hoover.
Harding didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Buchtel in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory. Will Harding repeat their success, or does Buchtel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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