Basketball Recap: Merrillville Drops Highest Score of Season Against Hobart

Pirates

Team Score (Highest)

02/22/25 vs Hobart	70
12/14/24 vs Andrean	68
12/20/24 @ East Chicago Central	65
12/28/24 @ Kokomo	63
01/31/25 @ Valparaiso	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merrillville). They came out on top against the Hobart Brickies by a score of 70-62 on Saturday. With that victory, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.

Merrillville had a senior duo take command as Jalen McAlister shot 70% from the field en route to 17 points and five steals and Kelvion Brown made all 6 shots he took for 14 points in addition to six boards and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McAlister has scored all season. Charles Hardiman was another key player, putting up 12 points along with five steals and three blocks.

Despite the loss, Hobart still got an impressive performance from Ryan Basham, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 26 points and five rebounds. Those 26 points gave Basham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Johnson, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and five boards.

Merrillville's win bumped their record up to 5-17. As for Hobart, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.

Merrillville has already played their next contest, a 48-47 defeat against Penn on the 28th. As for Hobart, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 94-37 victory against Whiting on the 25th.