The Highland Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Merrillville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Highland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Munster on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland took a blow against Munster, falling 68-31. The Trojans have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merrillville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Lowell 72-40. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates who have now won six games in a row.
Merrillville pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Highland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Highland came up short against Merrillville in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 47-38. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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