Basketball Recap: Harker Takes a Loss

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep	41-80
01/10/25 @ Piedmont Hills	60-50
01/09/25 vs University Prep Academy	53-35
01/07/25 vs Santa Clara	66-52
01/04/25 @ Greenfield	60-49

After a string of four wins, Harker's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Sacred Heart Prep Gators 80-41. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.

Despite the loss, Harker still got an impressive performance from Bowen Xia, who posted 20 points.

Sacred Heart Prep was led to victory by Alex Osterloh and Alex Straser. Osterloh went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points and five boards, while Straser went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. Straser's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luca De Bernardis, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.

Harker's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Harker will head out on the road to face off against Pinewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they will be playing at home against Menlo School at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Menlo School has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 208 points over their last three contests.