The McKinley Bulldogs will square off against the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harding took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on McKinley, who comes in off a win.
McKinley will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt East on Tuesday. McKinley claimed a resounding 74-39 win over East. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 66-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dragons cut but never quite recovered from.
Reed Sims Jr was nothing short of spectacular: he went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Anthony Chavers, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Harding and Canton Central Catholic met for a duel on Friday where Harding couldn't get it done. Harding took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canton Central Catholic. The game was a 33-33 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
McKinley pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Harding, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
McKinley took their win against Harding when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 86-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKinley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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