Harding kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 26-19 to the McKinley Bulldogs. The Raiders have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Harding took the loss, they still got scores from Airiz Coleman Bey, Chaz Coleman, and Marcus Crum.
Harding wouldn't let McKinley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Coleman was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Harding will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against Buchtel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McKinley, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Avon at 7:00 a.m. on Friday.
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