Merrillville is 0-10 against Valparaiso since April of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Pirates will head out to take on the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Merrillville is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They lost 24-10 to Hammond Morton. Even if the Pirates couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Alaysia Haney made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That double was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elani Alvarez, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Brickies.
Valparaiso's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Merrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Merrillville suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Valparaiso when the teams last played back in April. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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