Basketball Recap: Harrison Wins Going Away Against Lake Central

After losing to Lake Central the last time they met, Harrison decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Harrison Raiders enjoyed a cozy 73-59 win over the Lake Central Indians on Saturday. The Raiders pushed the score to 58-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.

Harrison had a senior duo take command as Reid Smith made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc for 28 points and three steals and Malachi King went 9 of 17 on his way to 19 points along with five assists and five boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Slate, who posted five points.

Harrison was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Central only racked up 12 assists.

When it comes to explaining why Lake Central lost, don't look at Noah Enyeart. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 16 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Billmeyer, who had six points.

Harrison is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Lake Central, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.

Harrison will head out to square off against Kokomo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Harrison sitting on three straight victories and Kokomo on five. As for Lake Central, they will welcome Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season.