Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against the Harding Skippers, falling 72-50. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 858th, while the Skippers are ranked 425th).
Harding found their leader in sophomore Yomar Castellano, who posted 20 points and seven steals. Castellano's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Allen, who put up eight points along with 11 boards and five assists.
Lordstown's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Harding, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Lordstown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 90-59 defeat against St. John on the 11th. As for Harding, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-61 victory against Edgewood on the 11th.
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