Minster won the last time they faced Hardin Northern and things went their way on Friday too. The Minster Wildcats enjoyed a cozy 69-50 victory over the Hardin Northern Polar Bears. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Polar Bears are ranked 622nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Hardin Northern lost, don't look at Xander Wilson. Despite the final result, he went 10-for-22 to rack up 27 points and seven boards. The matchup was Wilson's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Sutton, who posted ten points and four steals.
Minster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points over those games. Hardin Northern's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-15.
Coming up, Minster will host Ridgemont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgemont will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Minster surely won't give up without a fight. Hardin Northern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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