Basketball Game Preview: Harrisville Pirates vs. Morristown Central Rockets

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Previous Games

01/16/25 - Home	73-29 W
12/18/24 - Away	60-29 W
02/02/24 - Home	84-42 W
01/04/24 - Home	86-52 W
01/31/23 - Away	74-34 W
+ 5 more games

Harrisville is a perfect 10-0 against Morristown Central since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Harrisville Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Morristown Central Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Harrisville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Morristown Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Harrisville really get things going. Harrisville blew past Heuvelton Central 65-45 on Saturday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

Harrisville had a senior duo take command as Joe Shepherd posted 31 points and Aiden Chartrand had 19 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shepherd has scored at least a third of Harrisville's points.

Meanwhile, Morristown Central was not able to break out of their rough patch back in January as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Harrisville 73-29. The Rockets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-12.

Morristown Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Harrisville, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.

Everything came up roses for Harrisville against Morristown Central in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 73-29 victory. In that game, Harrisville amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.