The Harding Raiders were the 58-56 winner over the Canfield Cardinals when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Harding fell to Canfield 63-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Harding lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Chaz Coleman. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Ny Coleman was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Harding's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Canfield, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Harding will take on Austintown-Fitch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Austintown-Fitch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Sunday. As for Canfield, they will head out on the road to take on Boardman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boardman has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
