The Hoover Vikings will face off against the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hoover is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Buchtel: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hoover blew Buchtel out of the water with a 61-19 final score. With the Vikings ahead 29-5 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Harding didn't have too much trouble with Garfield Community Learning Center on Monday as they won 39-20. The squad ran away with 28 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
The victory made it two in a row for Harding and bumps their season record up to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Hoover against Harding when the teams last played back in December of 2015, as the team secured a 54-25 win. Does Hoover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harding turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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