Merrillville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Lowell Red Devils, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 94th).
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for Lowell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-6-1.
Merrillville will square off against Hobart at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lowell, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 6-0 victory vs. Griffith on the 1st.
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