Hawken suffered their biggest defeat since December 30, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against the Harding Raiders, falling 71-46. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Raiders are ranked 12th).
Chaz Coleman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Harding, almost dropping a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Coleman has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Miller, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Hawks
| 12/21/24 vs Harding | 46-71 |
| 12/20/24 vs West Geauga | 64-37 |
| 12/18/24 vs Perry | 62-43 |
| 12/14/24 @ Chagrin Falls | 62-54 |
| 12/11/24 @ Harvey | 70-50 |
Hawken moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Harding, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Hawken will take on Benedictine in a holiday battle at at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Harding and Ursuline will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Harding knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Ursuline likes a good challenge.
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