After flying high against Ridgedale last Tuesday, Temple Christian came back down to earth. The Temple Christian Pioneers took a 46-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hardin Northern Polar Bears. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Polar Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hardin Northern had a senior duo take command as Xander Wilson went 7 of 14 en route to 19 points and three steals and Mason Stewart posted ten points and four steals. With that strong performance, Wilson is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Christian Rostorfer, who earned five points and seven boards.
Temple Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Hardin Northern, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Looking ahead, Temple Christian and McComb will face off at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Hardin Northern, they will challenge Vanlue at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hardin Northern is facing Vanlue at the right time seeing as Vanlue is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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