The Harding Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Boardman Spartans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Harding will be strutting in after a victory while Boardman will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Harding needed a bit of extra time to put away Cardinal Mooney. They walked away with a 54-46 win over the Cardinals. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Cardinals are ranked 503rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trinity Taylor
| 01/29/25 vs Cardinal Mooney | 5 |
| 01/25/25 vs Howland | 2 |
| 01/18/25 @ Canfield | 3 |
| 01/15/25 vs Boardman | 3 |
| 01/13/25 vs Chaney | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harding to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trinity Taylor, who posted 18 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. Taylor is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ja'Leah Provitt, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Boardman came up short against Austintown-Fitch on Wednesday and fell 63-51.
Boardman now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Harding, they moved to 11-7 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Harding couldn't quite finish off Boardman in their previous meeting on January 15th and fell 37-35. Can Harding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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