The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Lake Central Indians (St. John, IN) and the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), saw Lake Central's football team nip Merrillville by a final score of 20-18.

With the win, Lake Central advances its record to 1-0 on the season. The Indians host Portage (Portage, IN) to encounter the Indians in a non-league bout on Thursday, September 4. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 2-0. Portage won 14-0 in their recent non-league contest against Hobart (Hobart, IN)

Coming up next, the Pirates confront the Portage Indians (Portage, IN) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, September 11. Merrillville will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record.