Indiana High School Basketball - Penn tipped by Merrillville
February 23, 2024: Mishawaka, IN 46545 The Merrillville Pirates basketball team scored 64 points and held the host Penn Kingsmen to 57 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now sport a 17-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Chicago Central for a non-league contest on Wednesday, February 28. Merrillville will meet a Cardinals team coming off a 67-66 non-league win over Griffith (Griffith, IN). The Cardinals record now stands at 19-4.
The Kingsmen (16-6) will now prepare for their contest against Northridge (Middlebury, IN). The Raiders enter the non-league contest with a 19-6 record. In their last contest, Northridge was nudged by DeKalb (Waterloo, IN), 43-39, in a non-league contest.