The Merrillville Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Munster Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Merrillville is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Merrillville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Crown Point on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Merrillville was outmatched by Crown Point and fell 74-37. 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 257th, while the Bulldogs are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Munster humbled Highland with a 63-31 victory. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Munster, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Merrillville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Munster in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 67-63 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrillville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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