The Harvest Prep Warriors will challenge the Malvern Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Harvest Prep sitting on 15 straight wins and Malvern on 27.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Harvest Prep walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Green Devils 78-48 on the road. Harvest Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harvest Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ephraim Campbell, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Campbell has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antwon Pollard, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Malvern beat Northwest 58-52 on Wednesday. Given Malvern's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Northwest is ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harvest Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Malvern, their victory bumped their record up to 27-0.
Harvest Prep was taken down by Malvern 75-44 in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Can Harvest Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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