Merrillville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the Hobart Brickies, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Brickies are ranked 42nd).
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13-1. As for Hobart, they pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Merrillville and Valparaiso are set to duel on Thursday. Valparaiso is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season. Hobart has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Victory Christian Academy on the 5th.
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