Having just played yesterday, the Merrillville Pirates will jump right back in to play the Portage Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Merrillville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Hobart. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Brickies recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Portage hadn't done well against Chesterton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Portage strolled past Chesterton with points to spare, taking the game 69-55. The victory was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on four straight.
Merrillville's win bumped their record up to 7-18. As for Portage, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Merrillville took a serious blow against Portage when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Portage's Garrett Clark, who shot 73% from the field en route to 21 points along with five assists and five boards. Now that Merrillville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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