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 fell 21-14 to the Ramblers.
Despite the loss, Merrillville still got an impressive performance from Michael Hill Jr, who threw for 247 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Merrillville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-21 defeat against Crown Point on the 5th. As for Loyola Academy, they will have some time to savor their victory 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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