The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets will take on the Hardin Northern Polar Bears in a holiday battle at at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pandora-Gilboa will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Leipsic, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Pandora-Gilboa put the hurt on Leipsic with a sharp 55-29 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hardin Northern, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 52-37 victory over Cory-Rawson on Thursday.
Pandora-Gilboa's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3. As for Hardin Northern, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Pandora-Gilboa came up short against Hardin Northern when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardin Northern's Alaina Thomas, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points along with six boards and five steals. Now that Pandora-Gilboa knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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