The Lake Central Indians smashed the host Merrillville Pirates soccer squad by a margin of 7-1 in Wednesday's league match.

The Indians now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they host South Bend St. Joseph for a non-league match on Saturday, August 19. Lake Central will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 5-1 non-league loss to Warsaw (Warsaw, IN). The Indians record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Merrillville drops to 0-1 on the season. The Pirates host Andrean (Merrillville, IN) to encounter the Fighting 59ers in a Northwest Crossroads match on Monday, August 21. The Fighting 59ers come into the match with a record of 2-0. Andrean won 3-1 in their recent non-league match against Griffith (Griffith, IN)