Portage is 8-1 against Merrillville since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Portage Indians will be staying on the road to face off against the Merrillville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Portage's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three games.
On Tuesday, everything went Portage's way against La Porte as Portage made off with a 9-1 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six goals or more this season.
They hit La Porte with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Anais Mendieta (3),
Ava Nevins (2),
Melanie Warren (2), and Warren (2).
Meanwhile, Merrillville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Michigan City by a score of 3-2.
Portage's win bumped their record up to 3-4-3. As for Merrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Everything went Portage's way against Merrillville in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Portage made off with a 10-2 victory. In that match, Portage amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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