Basketball Preview: Vanlue Wildcats vs. Hardin Northern Polar Bears
The Vanlue Wildcats will take on the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Vanlue focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Thursday.
Vanlue is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Ada by a score of 45-34.
Vanlue's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Secord, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Secord has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 20 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Candace Saltzman, who had 11 points plus six rebounds.
Vanlue was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hardin Northern put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Elgin with a 52-47 win.
Hardin Northern's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Vanlue, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Vanlue's way against Hardin Northern in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Vanlue made off with a 45-25 victory. Will Vanlue repeat their success, or does Hardin Northern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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