Basketball Game Preview: Harrisville Pirates vs. Hermon-DeKalb Central Demons

Pirates

Points

02/12/25 vs Lisbon Central	44
02/10/25 @ Lisbon Central	41
02/08/25 vs Hermon-DeKalb Central	63
01/27/25 vs Hammond Central	78
01/23/25 @ Edwards-Knox	77
+ 13 more games

Harrisville has gone a perfect 10-0 against Hermon-DeKalb Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Harrisville Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Hermon-DeKalb Central Demons at 7:00 p.m. Harrisville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.

Harrisville is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 58-44 to Lisbon Central.

Harrisville's loss came about despite a quality game from Joe Shepherd, who posted 15 points. Liam Winters was another key player, putting up eight points.

Meanwhile, Hermon-DeKalb Central lost to Harrisville on the road by a 63-49 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 769th, while the Pirates are ranked 285th).

Harrisville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Hermon-DeKalb Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Harrisville strolled past Hermon-DeKalb Central when the teams last played on Saturday by a score of 63-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrisville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.