The Harrisville Pirates will take on the Gouverneur Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrisville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Harrisville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Morristown Central to the tune of 73-29 on Thursday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Joe Shepherd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 38 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Harrisville's points. Another player making a difference was Damian Hoinaru, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gouverneur challenged General Brown on Saturday. Gouverneur lost to General Brown on the road by a 61-47 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 14 points.
Harrisville will have to contain Raine Rumble as he made an impact in Gouverneur's last game. He put up 27 points. The matchup was Rumble's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Kaleb Platt was another key player, earning ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Gouverneur and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Harrisville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Harrisville strolled past Gouverneur in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 53-38. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rumble, who had 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harrisville still be able to contain Rumble? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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