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Kankakee ValleyMerrillville

Kougars
0
Pirates
1

The Merrillville (IN) varsity soccer team won Saturday's home non-conference match against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 1-0.

12Final
Kankakee Valley000
Merrillville101
Final score provided by B. Past.
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Match Stats

Kankakee Valley (25-26)

Merrillville (25-26)

Field Stats

Kankakee Valley has not entered any field stats stats.
Merrillville

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals113
5Jaiden Torres (Sr)11
22Joél Salas (Sr)12
Kankakee Valley

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals1
11Landon Palfi (Sr)1
Merrillville

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals11
22Joél Salas (Sr)11
Kankakee Valley

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80181.000
13Damien Vargas (So)80181.000
Merrillville

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals8070.000
98Benito Gonzalez (Sr)8070.000
Kankakee Valley

#Athlete NamePK SavesPKASOWinLossTie
Team Totals1
13Damien Vargas (So)1
Merrillville

#Athlete NamePK SavesPKASOWinLossTie
Team Totals1
98Benito Gonzalez (Sr)1

Match Story

Indiana High School Soccer - Merrillville nudges Kankakee Valley

September 6, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

In Saturday's non-league contest, the Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN) soccer team edged the visiting Kankakee Valley Kougars (Wheatfield, IN), by a count of 1-0.

Next, the Pirates battle the Chesterton Trojans (Chesterton, IN) in a Duneland contest, on Wednesday, September 10. Merrillville will attempt to upgrade on its 3-3 season record. The Trojans enter the contest with a 5-2 record after their 5-0 non-league win over Munster (Munster, IN).

The Kougars (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Lowell (Lowell, IN). The Red Devils enter the Northwest Crossroads challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Lowell nudged Kouts (Kouts, IN), 11-0, in a non-league challenge.

KVHS @ Merrillville Soccer Match Info

Sat., Sep. 6, 2025 @ 1:30p
Varsity Only
The Merrillville (IN) varsity soccer team won Saturday's home non-conference match against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 1-0.

Rankings & Records

Kankakee Valley (25-26)

NationalINClass
4,41518788
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
6-110-63-33-60-2.353.0003237

Merrillville (25-26)

NationalINClass
3,81716385
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
5-10-22-52-5-13-4-10-1.353.2862041

Team Scoring Averages

12FinalSO
Kankakee Valley		1.0.91.93.0
Merrillville		.8.41.21.5

Team Stat Comparison

Kankakee ValleyMerrillville
32Goals19
27Assists16
2.143Goals Against Average2.899

Team Leaders

Kankakee ValleyMerrillvilleNational Avg.
#11 Landon Palfi14Goals#22 Joél Salas74
#7 William Nava Contreras6Assists#5 Jaiden Torres73
#13 Damien Vargas2.267Goals Against Average#98 Benito Gonzalez2.5122.599

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Kankakee Valley1-5Merrillville1-3-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/23/25Kankakee ValleyKouts(W) 4-09/15/25KoutsMerrillville(W) 4-0
9/3/25MunsterKankakee Valley(L) 2-19/22/25MunsterMerrillville(L) 3-0
9/10/25Kankakee ValleyLowell(L) 4-19/20/25MerrillvilleLowell(L) 9-0
9/24/25Kankakee ValleyHobart(L) 2-010/4/25HobartMerrillville(L) 3-1
10/7/25Kankakee ValleyHobart(L) 4-1
10/1/25AndreanKankakee Valley(L) 0-08/25/25AndreanMerrillville(T) 1-1

Record Breakdown

Kankakee Valley (25-26)

Merrillville (25-26)
6-11
Overall
5-10-2
0-6
League
2-5
6-4
Non-League
2-3-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-5
Common Opponent
1-3-1
3-3
Home
2-5-1
3-6
Away
3-4-1
0-2
Neutral
0-1
0-1
Playoff
0-1
6-11
In-State
5-10-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0