Soccer Preview: Chesterton vs. Merrillville
Chesterton is 10-0 against Merrillville since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Chesterton Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Merrillville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Merrillville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Chesterton, who comes in off a win.
If Merrillville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Chesterton took over last week. Chesterton walked away with a 3-1 win over Munster on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly two goals.
They hit Munster with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Michael Shumate,
Zarek Sierazy, and
Cal Stuckert.
Meanwhile, Merrillville's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Andrean. The Pirates' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Chesterton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1-1. As for Merrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-2.
Everything went Chesterton's way against Merrillville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Chesterton made off with a 6-1 win. Will Chesterton repeat their success, or does Merrillville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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