Harding University is 0-6 against the Mavericks since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harding University Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Harding University has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while the Mavericks will arrive with nine straight wins.
Last Friday, Harding University ended up a good deal behind the Cougars and lost 68-49. Harding University has not had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
North Mecklenburg typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Mallard Creek proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 73-60 win over the Vikings. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Harding University's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Mallard Creek, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Harding University was taken down by the Mavericks 97-5 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mallard Creek's Lili Booker, who scored 27 points along with three steals. Now that Harding University knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
