Basketball Preview: Hardin Northern Polar Bears vs. Ada Bulldogs
The Hardin Northern Polar Bears are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Ada Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hardin Northern focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 last Friday.
Hardin Northern is headed out to face Ada after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Hardin Northern walked away with a 48-37 win over New Bremen. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Polar Bears were the better team in the second half.
Hardin Northern can attribute much of their success to Alaina Thomas, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus seven steals and six assists, and Baylie Bacon, who went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Bacon, who had nine points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ada was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 42-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Leipsic.
Hardin Northern ended up a good deal behind Ada when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 42-28. Can Hardin Northern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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