Harding is 0-5 against Pymatuning Valley since September of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Harding Skippers will be staying on the road to face off against the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Harding is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Grand Valley 43-14 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Skippers, who have now won three contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Harding's win came down to the chemistry between Brady Lawson and his top target Yomar Castellano. Lawson threw for 151 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Castellano picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Castellano didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Harding's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dj Dambolena and Isaac Maldonado.
Meanwhile, while Pymatuning Valley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for St. John. Pymatuning Valley blew past St. John 40-0 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lakers just coasted through the last quarter.
Harding now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pymatuning Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Harding was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Pymatuning Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Harding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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