Harvard hasn't had much luck against Heartland Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Harvard Cardinals will take on the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Harvard is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 25th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 43-13 loss at the hands of Dorchester. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-2.
Harvard's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brianna Wells, who posted four points, and Allee Jarzynka, who had five points.
Meanwhile, Heartland Lutheran lost to Lincoln Lutheran on the road by a 40-25 margin on Thursday. The Red Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harvard will need focus on slowing down Aubrey Reynolds, one of several Heartland Lutheran players who made an impact when they last played. She put up six points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Reynolds a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Fosket, who posted six points and four steals.
Harvard's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Heartland Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Harvard has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Heartland Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Harvard suffered a grim 40-19 defeat to Heartland Lutheran in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Harvard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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