The Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN) soccer nipped the visiting Lowell Red Devils (Lowell, IN), 1-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Pirates now hold a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Michigan City for a Duneland challenge on Wednesday, September 25. Merrillville will encounter a Wolves squad coming off a 6-1 non-league loss to Morgan Township (Valparaiso, IN). The Wolves record now stands at 2-9.

With the loss, Lowell moves to 7-5 on the year. The Red devils travel to Andrean (Merrillville, IN) to encounter the Fighting 59ers in a Northwest Crossroads challenge on Wednesday, September 25. The Fighting 59ers go into the challenge with a record of 3-9. Andrean lost 6-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Illiana Christian (Dyer, IN)