Merrillville hasn't had much luck against Valparaiso recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Merrillville Pirates and the Valparaiso Vikings are set to duel.
Merrillville is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to Hobart. 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).
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Valparaiso rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Trojans. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
Claire Brown and
Moerman Evie scored both of Valparaiso's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13-1. As for Valparaiso, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4-2.
Merrillville suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Valparaiso in their previous meeting back in September. Can Merrillville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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