Soccer Preview: Lowell vs. Merrillville
The Lowell Red Devils will head out to challenge the Merrillville Pirates at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lowell is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Lowell will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Highland, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Lowell's way against Highland on Wednesday as Lowell made off with a 7-1 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-0.
Lowell hit Highland with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jesus Sanchez (3),
Justin Carlson (2), and
George Kouimanis.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Merrillville's offense. They came up short against Valparaiso on Wednesday, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.
Lowell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Merrillville, they now have a losing record at 4-5-2.
Lowell was able to grind out a solid win over Merrillville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowell since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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