The Hilltoppers had to come from behind to pull out the
victory as Midwest Central had a comfortable 31-17 lead at the
half and led by as much as 36-18 in the third quarter.
Senior Lukas Aylesworth kicked it into high gear at this point
and his 13 points in the second half ignited the Hilltoppers.
By the end of the third quarter the Hilltoppers had narrowed the
gap to 38-33.
A stellar fourth quarter performance from the Hilltoppers shut
down the Raiders and allowed Mount Pulaski to pull out one of
their most exciting wins of the season, 45-41 the final.
Lukas Aylesworth led Mount Pulaski with 19 points.
The Hilltoppers improved to 9-7 after starting the season with a
1-4 record.
Mount Pulaski scoring
Aylesworth 19
Taylor 8
Oliver 7
Kretzinger 5
Huff 3
Griesheim 3
Midwest Central scoring
Wasle 18
Woodley 14
Schumm 4
Weynrich 4
White 1
[Teena Lowery]
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