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MerrillvillePortage
Pirates
57
Indians
47

The Portage (IN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 57-47.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merrillville----57
Portage----47
  • Recap
  • Matchup

Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Portage knocked off by Merrillville

January 10, 2009: Portage, IN 46368

In Saturday's league match, the visiting Merrillville Pirates basketball team scored a good 57-47 triumph over the Portage Indians.

In their next game, the Pirates confront the Lowell Red Devils (Lowell, IN) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, January 13. Merrillville will attempt to better on its 7-6 season record. The Red Devils enter the match with a 2-11 record after their 41-39 non-league loss to Bishop Noll (Hammond, IN).

With the defeat, Portage moves to 8-5 on the year. The Indians travel to Washington Township (Valparaiso, IN) to confront the Senators in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 13. The Senators enter the match with a record of 7-5.

Rankings & Records

Merrillville (08-09)

NationalINClass
6,51217075
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-115-84-54-52-1.476.3851,1501,161

Portage (08-09)

NationalINClass
2,7738047
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
13-87-73-46-34-1.619.5001,079820

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Merrillville		14.016.512.516.0-54.8
Portage		13.57.08.515.01.051.4

Head-to-Head

  • Portage won on 11/28/2008
    11/28Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Portage----46
    Merrillville----30

    The Portage (IN) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 46-30.

    Box score
  • Merrillville won on 1/10/2009
    1/10Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merrillville----57
    Portage----47

    The Merrillville (IN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Portage (IN) by a score of 57-47.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merrillville6-10Portage9-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/15/08MerrillvilleAndrean(W) 48-3811/25/08AndreanPortage(W) 56-36
11/21/08MerrillvilleValparaiso(L) 71-6112/12/08PortageValparaiso(L) 44-32
1/3/09ValparaisoMerrillville(W) 63-521/16/09ValparaisoPortage
1/7/09ValparaisoMerrillville1/20/09PortageValparaiso(W) 39-31
12/5/08MerrillvilleChesterton(L) 60-5512/19/08ChestertonPortage
1/27/09ChestertonMerrillville(L) 74-6612/20/08PortageChesterton(W) 60-41
1/23/09PortageChesterton(L) 43-40
2/13/09ChestertonPortage(L) 51-47
12/12/08La PorteMerrillville(W) 64-3912/16/08La PortePortage(W) 63-39
1/16/09MerrillvilleLa Porte1/30/09PortageLa Porte(W) 50-33
1/17/09MerrillvilleLa Porte(W) 68-492/10/09PortageLa Porte(W) 72-26
12/16/08Michigan CityMerrillville(W) 79-7012/5/08Michigan CityPortage(L) 42-36
1/30/09MerrillvilleMichigan City(L) 75-391/27/09PortageMichigan City(L) 61-53
12/20/08MerrillvilleLake Central(L) 76-7212/30/08Lake CentralPortage(L) 54-52
1/23/09Lake CentralMerrillville(L) 76-462/5/09PortageLake Central(W) 57-53
12/23/08MunsterMerrillville(L) 45-422/3/09PortageMunster
12/30/08MerrillvilleCrown Point(L) 58-4611/21/08Crown PointPortage(L) 54-51
2/5/09Crown PointMerrillville(L) 54-401/2/09PortageCrown Point(W) 43-29
1/20/09MerrillvilleHobart(W) 57-5512/2/08PortageHobart(W) 60-39
2/11/09HobartMerrillville(L) 59-36

Record Breakdown

Merrillville (08-09)

Portage (08-09)
10-11
Overall
13-8
5-8
League
7-7
5-1
Non-League
5-0
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
6-10
Common Opponent
9-7
4-5
Home
3-4
4-5
Away
6-3
2-1
Neutral
4-1
0-2
Playoff
1-1
10-11
In-State
13-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0