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| 01/31/25 - Home | 77-62 W |
| 01/26/24 - Away | 80-62 W |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 81-77 W |
| 03/02/22 - Neutral | 37-45 L |
| 01/28/22 - Neutral | 63-44 W |
| + 5 more games |
Valparaiso is 9-1 against Merrillville since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Valparaiso Vikings will take on the Merrillville Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Valparaiso will be strutting in after a win while Merrillville will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Valparaiso beat Hammond Central 50-41.
Meanwhile, Merrillville was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 48-47 to Penn. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Kingsmen are ranked 46th).
Valparaiso has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points over those games. Merrillville has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 16 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Valparaiso strolled past Merrillville in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 77-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valparaiso since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
