Waynesfield-Goshen and Hardin Northern are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers will face off against the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Waynesfield-Goshen has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 30.
Last Saturday, Waynesfield-Goshen had to suffer through a 64-33 loss at the hands of Marion Local. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 725th, while the Flyers are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Hardin Northern suffered their closest loss since January 20, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Riverdale by a score of 53-50. The Polar Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Waynesfield-Goshen will need focus on slowing down Christian Rostorfer, one of several Hardin Northern players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points. Rostorfer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Stewart, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points.
Hardin Northern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Waynesfield-Goshen couldn't quite finish off Hardin Northern when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 63-60. Can Waynesfield-Goshen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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