West Mecklenburg is on a 13-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Harding University a 14-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The West Mecklenburg Hawks will host the Harding University Rams at 7:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It was a Battle of the Birds when West Mecklenburg duked it out with Rocky River on Wednesday. West Mecklenburg was outmatched by Rocky River and fell 73-45. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Ravens are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Harding University didn't have quite enough to beat Hough on Tuesday and fell 60-57.
Despite the defeat, Harding University saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kaharri Coleman went 10-for-23 on his way to 29 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The matchup was Coleman's fifth in a row with at least 19 points. Nate Decker was another key player, putting up six points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Harding University's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for West Mecklenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
West Mecklenburg lost to Harding University at home by a decisive 65-49 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coleman, who went 10-for-21 en route to 29 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. Now that West Mecklenburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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