The Harding Academy Lions will take on the Champaign Central Maroons in a tournament on Thursday. Harding Academy will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Harding Academy faced off against Wooddale on Saturday. Harding Academy put the hurt on Wooddale with a sharp 60-34 win. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Champaign Central). They claimed a resounding 76-33 victory over Bloomington. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Purple Raiders are ranked 544th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harding Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Champaign Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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