The Harding Skippers will face off against the Smithville Smithies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Harding lost to Kingsway Christian at home by a 51-37 margin. The Skippers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Harding got top-tier performance from Ella Adams, who shot 48% from the field to rack up 24 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 64.9% of the Skippers' points, marking the sixth time in a row Adams has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jana Vale, who scored eight points along with five assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Smithville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 43-37 to Canton Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Smithies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Crusaders are ranked 108th).
Harding's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
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