Basketball Preview: Merrillville Pirates vs. Lake Central Indians
The Merrillville Pirates will take on the Lake Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merrillville is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Merrillville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fort Wayne Snider on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Merrillville lost 64-42 to Fort Wayne Snider.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lake Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Munster 59-38 on Tuesday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Merrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Merrillville came up short against Lake Central when the teams last played back in February, falling 51-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Central's Vanessa Wimberly, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points. Now that Merrillville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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