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| 09/03/25 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 09/04/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 08/30/23 - Away | 1-7 L |
| 08/31/22 - Home | 1-2 L |
| 09/01/21 - Away | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
The matchup between Merrillville and La Porte on Wednesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Pirates had just enough and edged out the Slicers 6-5. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Merrillville's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Their offense was hitting La Porte from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Isaiah Canchola led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Merrillville's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3-1. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Merrillville will take on Kankakee Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Merrillville are facing Kankakee Valley at the right time seeing as Kankakee Valley are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for La Porte, they will face off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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