Harrison was the 52-48 winner over East Central when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Harrison Wildcats fell just short of the East Central Trojans by a score of 49-46 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 560th in Ohio, while the Trojans are ranked 249th in Indiana).
Despite the loss, Harrison still got an impressive performance from Tucker Ward, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Mercurio, who posted eight points.
East Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Liam Rogers led the charge by going 5 for 8 en route to 18 points and four steals. Rogers is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Cole Reynolds was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.
Harrison dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for East Central, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
Harrison wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 36-33 win against Edgewood on the 28th. As for East Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-47 victory against Columbus East on the 31st.
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