Basketball Recap: Merrillville Picks Up Fifth Straight Win on the Road

Merrillville extended their road winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Malika Jenkins. The Merrillville Pirates enjoyed a cozy 56-41 victory over the Harrison Raiders on Friday thanks in part to Jenkins, who went 9 of 17 on her way to 23 points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

Nyesha Davis was another key player, putting up four points and 12 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.

Harrison lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Allison McColley, who posted nine points. Another player making a difference was Aleah Szymanski, who put up 11 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Merrillville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Harrison, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Merrillville has already played their next contest, a 54-43 win against Crown Point on the 18th. As for Harrison, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-42 defeat against Noblesville on the 21st.