Recap: Harrison Raiders vs. Marion Giants
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Harrison Raiders had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Giants 71-29 on the road. Harrison's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Riley Whitlock was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Harrison's points. Ava Ahnert was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five assists and five steals.
The win got Harrison back to even at 12-12. As for Marion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-20.
Harrison is on the road again on Friday and plays the Bronchos at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Lafayette Jefferson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Raiders are ranked 146th). Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
