Two dominant guards in JD Terrell and Kaharri Coleman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Olympic Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Harding University Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Olympic has six straight wins, Harding University has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Olympic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 74-47 victory over A.L. Brown. The contest marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Harding University lost 66-45 to Trinity Christian on Saturday. 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 257th, while the Crusaders are ranked 42nd).
Olympic will need focus on slowing down Tebrien Cornelius, one of several Harding University players who made an impact when they last played. He posted seven points in addition to five boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Lonnie Walker, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Harding University's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Olympic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Olympic skirted past Harding University 53-50 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Olympic repeat their success, or does Harding University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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