The Buchtel Griffins will head out on the road to take on the Harding Raiders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Buchtel is looking for their season's first victory.
Buchtel is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Ellet on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Buchtel was beaten by Ellet 54-17. The Griffins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-9.
Meanwhile, Harding suffered their biggest defeat since January 17th on Wednesday. They lost 62-40 to Washington. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tigers are ranked eighth).
Buchtel's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Harding, they moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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