The Harding Academy Lions and the Sheffield Knights will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harding Academy has six straight wins, Sheffield has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a proper cat-fight when Harding Academy challenged Arlington on Tuesday. Harding Academy skirted past Arlington 65-62. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Sheffield was beaten by Hillcrest 75-21 on Tuesday. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Harding Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Sheffield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Harding Academy against Sheffield when the teams last played back in November, as the squad secured a 78-34 win. Does Harding Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sheffield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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