The Harrison Raiders pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Westfield on the road by a decisive 73-55 margin. Harrison has not had much luck with Westfield recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Harrison's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christen Ferguson, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Malachi King, who scored 13 points.
Will Harvey went supernova for Westfield, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds. It was the first time this season that Harvey scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Buchanan, who scored 15 points.
Harrison has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Westfield, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Harrison will head out on the road to face off against Muncie Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrison knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Muncie Central likes a good challenge. As for Westfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamilton Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Westfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
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