Hammond Morton is 0-3 against Michigan City since January of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Hammond Morton Governors will take on the Michigan City Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Hammond Morton came up short against Gary West Side and fell 62-51. While losing is never fun, the Governors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Cougars are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, Michigan City had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 74-63 win over the Slicers.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Anthony Murphy and Griffin Ott-Large. Murphy had a solid game and dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Ott-Large was balling out in the loss, going 11 of 23 en route to 26 points.
Hammond Morton's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Michigan City, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Hammond Morton has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Michigan City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 39.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Hammond Morton ended up a good deal behind Michigan City when the teams last played back in January of 2024, losing 63-48. Can Hammond Morton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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