The Hardin Bulldogs will challenge the Laurel Locomotives at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hardin has eight straight wins, Laurel has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hardin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Park by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 75-30. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Laurel ended up a good deal behind Lockwood on Tuesday and lost 66-49. While losing is never fun, the Locomotives can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the LIONS are ranked 14th).
Hardin pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points over those games. As for Laurel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Hardin strolled past Laurel in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 60-44. Does Hardin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laurel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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