Merrillville was the 73-68 winner over Michigan City when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Merrillville Pirates fell 67-59 to the Michigan City Wolves on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Charles Hardiman
| 02/21/25 vs Michigan City | 6 |
| 02/14/25 vs La Porte | 4 |
| 02/13/25 vs Culver Academies | 4 |
| 02/06/25 @ Lake Central | 1 |
| 01/31/25 @ Valparaiso | 3 |
| + 11 more games |
Charles Hardiman and Kelvion Brown certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hardiman shot 47% from the field to rack up 23 points and six rebounds, while Brown went 5-for-7 on his way to 15 points and eight boards. That's the most boards Hardiman has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen McAlister, who earned six points and six rebounds.
Michigan City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Terrance Mccray led the charge by putting up 11 points. Mccray is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 60% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Taquerion Vanburen, who scored 12 points and six boards.
Merrillville has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. The victory (which was Michigan City's fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-9.
Merrillville has already played their next matchup, a 70-62 win against Hobart on the 22nd. Michigan City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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