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 defeat, Merrillville had strong showings from Michael Hill Jr, who threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and Mikel Smoot, who rushed for 60 yards.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merrillville is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Crown Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will give the Pirates their first taste of in-conference action this season. 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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