| 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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