The Harrison Wildcats will face off against the Milford Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Harrison is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Milford better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Harrison really get things going. Harrison put the hurt on Talawanda with a sharp 44-20 victory on Wednesday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Harrison got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shelby Piepmeier out in front who posted 11 points. Madi Scudder was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Milford unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 68-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winton Woods. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Warriors are ranked first).
Harrison will need focus on slowing down Gabby Chadwell, one of several Milford players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 for 10 on her way to 12 points and four steals. Chadwell has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzie Fight, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points.
Harrison pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Milford, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Harrison couldn't quite finish off Milford in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 60-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chadwell, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 23 points and five boards. Now that Harrison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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