The Harding Presidents will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Regional Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses apiece.
Last Monday, Harding was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-52 to Career Magnet.
Meanwhile, Valley Regional pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 83-59 loss at the hands of Fitch. Valley Regional has not had much luck with Fitch recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Harding has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Valley Regional, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-15.
Harding didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Valley Regional when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Valley Regional's Sam Hutchinson, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Harding to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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