Basketball Game Preview: Dayton Pirates vs. Harrisburg Eagles

By Team Reports Dec 12, 2024, 2:28am

Basketball Preview: Dayton Pirates vs. Harrisburg Eagles

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Previous 3 Games

12/06/22 - Home52-34 W
12/09/16 - Neutral85-74 W
12/11/15 - Away62-49 W

Dayton is 3-0 against Harrisburg since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dayton Pirates will host the Harrisburg Eagles at 8:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Tuesday, Dayton lost to Westside Christian at home by a 69-55 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Harrisburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 49-43 to Santiam Christian.

Harrisburg now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Dayton, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.

Dayton strolled past Harrisburg when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 52-34. Will Dayton repeat their success, or does Harrisburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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