Merrillville hasn't had much luck against Portage recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pirates will square off against the Indians at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Merrillville fell victim to Hobart and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Brickies, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Merrillville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Hobart are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Portage was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Chesterton.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Portage, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Merrillville might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Portage when the teams last played back in August. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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