Merrillville is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Loyola Academy. The Pirates took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ramblers.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merrillville will head out to square off against Crown Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Pirates' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Loyola Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th.
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