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Lake CentralMerrillville

Indians
3
Pirates
0

The Merrillville (IN) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's neutral playoff match against Lake Central (St. John, IN) by a score of 3-0.

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Lake Central303
Merrillville000
Final score provided by B. B.
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Match Story

Indiana High School Soccer - Lake Central knocks off Merrillville

October 8, 2025: St. John, IN 46373

The Lake Central Indians (St. John, IN) soccer the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), 3-0 in Wednesday's non-league challenge.

The Indians now hold a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Munster for a non-league challenge on Saturday, October 11. Lake Central will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Hammond Central (Hammond, IN). The Mustangs record now stands at 9-7.

Lake Central vs Merrillville Soccer Match Info

Wed., Oct. 8, 2025 @ 5p
The Merrillville (IN) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's neutral playoff match against Lake Central (St. John, IN) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

Lake Central (25-26)

NationalINClass
982418
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
13-4-16-14-16-3-13-0.750.8575824

Merrillville (25-26)

NationalINClass
3,80916984
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
5-10-22-52-5-13-4-10-1.353.2862041

Team Scoring Averages

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Lake Central		1.61.23.24.0
Merrillville		.8.41.21.5

Head-to-Head

  • Lake Central won on 8/20/2025
    8/20 @ 5p12Final
    Lake Central347
    Merrillville000

    The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's away conference match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 7-0.

    Box score
  • Lake Central won 3 days ago
    10/8 @ 5p12Final
    Lake Central303
    Merrillville000

    The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's neutral playoff match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 3-0.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Lake CentralMerrillville
-Goals19
-Assists16
-Goals Against Average2.899

Team Leaders

Lake CentralMerrillvilleNational Avg.
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Goals#22 Joél Salas74
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Assists#5 Jaiden Torres73
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Goals Against Average#98 Benito Gonzalez2.5122.532

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Lake Central7-1Merrillville2-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/27/25Crown PointLake Central(W) 2-110/1/25MerrillvilleCrown Point(L) 0-0
10/15/25Lake CentralCrown Point
9/8/25Lake CentralMichigan City(W) 9-09/24/25MerrillvilleMichigan City(W) 4-0
9/10/25Lake CentralPortage(W) 3-28/27/25MerrillvillePortage(L) 3-0
9/15/25MunsterLake Central(W) 2-19/22/25MunsterMerrillville(L) 3-0
10/11/25MunsterLake Central(W) 6-0
9/17/25La PorteLake Central(W) 8-09/3/25MerrillvilleLa Porte(W) 6-5
9/24/25ChestertonLake Central(W) 1-19/10/25ChestertonMerrillville(L) 5-0
10/1/25Lake CentralValparaiso(L) 3-29/17/25ValparaisoMerrillville(L) 0-0

Record Breakdown

Lake Central (25-26)

Merrillville (25-26)
13-4-1
Overall
5-10-2
6-1
League
2-5
4-3-1
Non-League
2-3-2
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-1
Common Opponent
2-5
4-1
Home
2-5-1
6-3-1
Away
3-4-1
3-0
Neutral
0-1
3-0
Playoff
0-1
12-3-1
In-State
5-10-2
1-1
Out-of-State
0-0