The Vanlue Wildcats and the Hardin Northern Polar Bears will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Vanlue has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 11.
On Friday, Vanlue took a blow against Van Buren, falling 71-25. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 826th, while the Black Knights are ranked 294th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hardin Northern beat Temple Christian 46-41 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Polar Bears in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now won seven in a row.
Vanlue's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Hardin Northern, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Vanlue was taken down by Hardin Northern 69-30 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Vanlue was down 45-17.
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