Harding University lost against Hopewell back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Harding University Rams took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hopewell Titans. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Titans are ranked 45th).
Harding University lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kaharri Coleman, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Decker, who posted eight points in addition to 12 boards and five steals.
Harding University has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Hopewell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Harding University will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against North Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in North Mecklenburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for Hopewell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-47 loss against Ambassador Christian School on the 25th.
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