Indiana High School Basketball - Hammond Morton tipped by Merrillville
February 6, 2021: Hammond, IN 46323 The Merrillville Pirates basketball team scored 54 points and held the host Hammond Morton Governors to 48 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Pirates now sport a 5-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host La Porte for a Duneland contest on Friday, February 12. Merrillville will meet a Slicers team coming off a 62-53 non-league win over Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN). The Slicers record now stands at 4-14.
The Governors (6-11) will now prepare for their contest against Griffith (Griffith, IN). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 5-10 record. In their last challenge, Griffith was edged by Munster (Munster, IN), 81-28, in a non-league challenge.