La Porte scored the most goals they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Merrillville Pirates by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to La Porte of the 1-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
They hit Merrillville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Abel Owuor (2), Roberth Puentes, Leo Gonzalez, and Enrique Gonzales.
La Porte's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Merrillville, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Porte will take on Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Merrillville, they will challenge 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.
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