In Friday's league outing, the Hardin Northern Polar Bears (Dola, OH) basketball squad felled the visiting Temple Christian Pioneers (Lima, OH), by a margin of 61-51.

The Polar Bears (4-11) will now prepare for their outing against Arlington (Arlington, OH). The Red Devils go into the non-league outing with a 11-5 record. In their last outing, Arlington thwarted Riverdale (Mt. Blanchard, OH), 74-34, in a league outing.

The Pioneers now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Cardington-Lincoln for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 28. Temple Christian will clash with a Pirates squad coming off a 59-48 league loss to Centerburg (Centerburg, OH). The Pirates record now stands at 5-14.