The Harding Skippers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mathews Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on January 25th. Hopefully Harding focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday.
Harding posted their closest win yet this season on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Chalker out 35-33.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harding to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madison Hunt, who scored six points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jana Vale, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Mathews' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Badger, falling 64-15. Mathews has struggled against Badger recently, as their match on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Harding's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Mathews, they bumped their record down to 3-14 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Harding came up short against Mathews when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 43-33. Can Harding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
