The Ridgedale Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgedale has six straight victories, Hardin Northern has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Ridgedale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Upper Scioto Valley 71-56 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Hardin Northern didn't have quite enough to beat Ada on Saturday and fell 44-41.
Ridgedale will need focus on slowing down Xander Wilson, one of several Hardin Northern players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 15 en route to 20 points and seven rebounds. Wilson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Nolan Hopson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Hardin Northern's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Ridgedale, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Ridgedale couldn't quite finish off Hardin Northern in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 53-51. Can Ridgedale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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