There's no place like home for the Westfield Shamrocks, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They strolled past Harrison with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 73-55. Given Westfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Harrison is ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Harvey had an outrageously good game as he scored 18 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Trey Buchanan was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Harrison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Christen Ferguson, who scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi King, who scored 13 points.
Westfield pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Harrison, they have 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.
Westfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamilton Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westfield is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season. As for Harrison, they will head out on the road to challenge Muncie Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrison will be up against Muncie Central's rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.5 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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