Merrillville and Chesterton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Merrillville Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Chesterton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Merrillville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lawrence Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 51-32 to the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Bears are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Chesterton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 47-43 to Westville. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Chesterton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Merrillville couldn't quite finish off Chesterton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 65-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chesterton's Tenley Davis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 boards. Now that Merrillville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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