Game 1
Merrillville Pirates - 51
Rushville Lions - 43

MERRILLVILLE (10-12-18-11)
Miller 6 2-3 16, Grady 0 2-4 2, Alvarez 6 0-0 16, Smith 2 4-4 9, Cole 1 0-0 2, Thomas 3 0-0 6, Armstrong 0 0-0 0, Payne 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 18 8-11 51.

RUSHVILLE (8-13-6-16)
Buckley 3 0-0 7, Turner 0 0-0 0, Smith 1 0-0 3, Marlow 3 0-0 8, Browning 4 5-5 13, Miller 1 0-0 2, Ash 0 0-0 0, Yager 1 4-6 4, Runnebohm 0 4-4 4. TOTALS 13 13-15 43.

3-pointers: Merrillville 7 (Miller-2, Alvarez-4, Smith), Rushville 3 (Buckley, Marlow-2).

Records: Merrillville 7-6, Rushville 8-6.


Game 2
Merrillville Pirates - 38
Columbia City Eagles - 63

MERRILLVILLE (9-9-8-12)
Miller 0 0-0 0, Grady 2 0-0 5, Alvarez 2 0-0 5, Smith 3 0-0 7, Walker 2 1-1 5, Miller 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 2, Cole 4 0-0 8, Thomas 1 0-0 2, Armstrong 0 0-2 0, Payne 2 0-0 4. TOTALS 16 1-3 38.

COLUMBIA CITY (17-19-13-14)
Schrader 4 0-0 9, Urban 0 0-0 2, Makie 3 0-0 7, Marshall 4 4-4 13, Cotter 0 0-0 0, Alles 2 0-0 5, Fry 3 0-0 6, Rangos 6 1-2 13, Shearer 3 0-0 7, Lickey 0 1-2 1. TOTALS 25 6-8 63.

3-pointers: Merrillville 3 (Grady, Alvarez, Smith), Columbia City 5 (Schrader, Makie, Marshall, Allies, Lickey).

Records: Merrillville 7-7, Columbia City 8-8.

The Pirates will be back in action at the Bankers Classic tomorrow morning when they finish pool play against the NorthWood H.S. Panthers, start time is 10:30am.  The Pirates will also play in the afternoon, either 1:30pm or 3:30pm depending on the morning results.