It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Merrillville Pirates can now relate to. They fell to the Cardinals 60-55. Merrillville's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Dominique Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Chicago Central, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Murphy hasn't dropped below 21 points for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Yamauree Wallace, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for East Chicago Central, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
Merrillville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Chicago Central, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-55 victory vs. Gary West Side on the 1st.
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