The Merrillville Pirates and the Chesterton Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Merrillville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Merrillville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lake Central 43-10 at home on Friday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Chesterton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Crown Point on the road and fell 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Merrillville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Chesterton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Merrillville against Chesterton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrillville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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