By GREG MENGELT

Preview capsules for girls’ basketball games on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.

CHARLESTOWN (3-1, 1-0 MSC) AT SILVER CREEK (2-0, 0-0)
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Silver Creek High School, Sellersburg.
• Coaches:
Charlestown — Scott Matthews (69-53 in sixth season at Charlestown and overall).
Silver Creek — Scott Schoen (157-108 in 12th season at Silver Creek and overall).
• Rankings:
Silver Creek — No. 14 single class (IBCA); No. 3 Class 3A (ICGSA)
• Most recent game:
Charlestown — Defeated North Harrison 57-32 (Nov. 13).
Silver Creek — Defeated Seymour 80-59 (Nov. 12).
• Last 20 years: Silver Creek 21-17. The Dragons have beaten Charlestown five straight times. The two teams have split the last 34 rivalry games.
• Most recent meeting: Silver Creek 60, Charlestown 41 (sectional first round, Feb. 3).
• News and notes: Sophomore Kennedy Coleman scored 10 points in the first quarter as Charlestown ran out to a 26-9 lead on Saturday against North Harrison. The Pirates then outscored the Lady Cats 15-12 in the second quarter for a 41-21 halftime lead. Coleman finished with a game-high 17 points. … Emme Rooney scored 20 points to lead a balanced Silver Creek attack in the 30-point win over Seymour. Nine different Dragons scored in the win. Kynidi Mason-Striverson had 13 and Lacey Tingle scored 12 apiece in the win. … Creek led Seymour 64-36 through three quarters. … The Dragons had 11 3-pointers in the win. Rooney made four of them.
• Outlook: Charlestown had the Win of the Week when it beat North Harrison 57-32. It’s not just that the Pirates beat North Harrison. It’s how they did it. North Harrison was a team many considered to be third-best in the MSC after Silver Creek and Salem. The Cats led Jeffersonville most of the game in a one-point loss. This was a good team the Pirates faced … and it was no contest. But as good as the Pirates have looked, and they’ve been very good so far, still not sure they’re yet at a place where they can beat high-powered Silver Creek on the road.
• JohnHarrell.net prediction: Silver Creek 54, Charlestown 50.
• Greg’s pick: Silver Creek 68, Charlestown 51.