Football Recap: Merrillville Pirates vs. Lake Central Indians
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merrillville). They breezed by the Lake Central Indians at home to the tune of 43-10 on Friday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Cameron Jordan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Those 168 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Merrillville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Merrillville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lake Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Merrillville has already played their next contest, a 29-23 win against Chesterton on the 18th. As for Lake Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 21-14 defeat against Valparaiso on the 18th.
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