Basketball Recap: Hardin Northern Piles Up the Points Against Leipsic + How To Watch

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Previous 6 Games

12/06/25 - Home	49-21 W
12/07/24 - Away	51-66 L
12/08/23 - Home	57-63 L
12/02/22 - Neutral	50-58 L
12/03/21 - Home	59-72 L
01/20/21 - Away	39-81 L

A well-balanced attack led Hardin Northern over Leipsic in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Polar Bears blew the Vikings out of the water with a 49-21 final score. The Polar Bears pushed the score to 35-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.

Leading Hardin Northern to victory were Jake Cook and Luke Price. Cook went 5-for-10 en route to 14 points, while Price shot 50% from the field to rack up 17 points. Those 17 points gave Price a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Paul MInter, who posted six points.

Hardin Northern now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Leipsic, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hardin Northern will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Baltimore at 7:15 p.m. on the 19th. As for Leipsic, they will head out to square off against Liberty-Benton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.