After two games on the road, North Harrison is heading back home. They will take on the Orleans Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Harrison will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 71st).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-37, which was the final score in North Harrison's tilt against the Pirates on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Orleans had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They skirted past Loogootee 35-32. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Orleans has scored all season.
Orleans' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ian Hall led the charge by scoring 11 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Crocker, who scored 12 points.
North Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Orleans, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
North Harrison came up short against the Bulldogs when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 58-50. Will North Harrison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
