Soccer Preview: Merrillville vs. Kouts
The Merrillville Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 5:00 a.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Merrillville came up short against Munster and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kouts). Their defense stepped up to hand Winamac a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Mustangs & Fillies have won three matches by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Winamac with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Caden Spagna (7),
Joel Reasoner (2), and
Ryan Roznowski.
Merrillville now has a losing record at 3-4-2. As for Kouts, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Merrillville came out on top in a nail-biter against Kouts in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrillville since the squad 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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