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| 01/17/24 - Home | 62-34 W |
| 01/17/23 - Away | 35-65 L |
| 01/18/22 - Home | 63-46 W |
| 01/19/21 - Away | 62-8 W |
| 01/21/20 - Home | 71-36 W |
| + 5 more games |
Merrillville has gone 9-1 against Hobart recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Merrillville Pirates will head out to challenge the Hobart Brickies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Merrillville has four straight wins, Hobart has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Merrillville will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Crown Point, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Merrillville walked away with a 54-43 victory over Crown Point on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hobart lost 46-22 to South Bend St. Joseph on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Brickies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Huskies are ranked 114th).
Merrillville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Hobart, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything came up roses for Merrillville against Hobart in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 62-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrillville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
