The Kaplan Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Merryville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Kaplan's tournament run continued when they took on St. Thomas More on Friday. Kaplan's2024 ended with a 47-29 defeat against St. Thomas More. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Merryville came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 62-37 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
Merryville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Kaplan, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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