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| 08/22/25 - Home | 41-14 W |
| 08/23/24 - Home | 27-0 W |
| 08/18/23 - Home | 40-13 W |
| 08/19/22 - Home | 27-7 W |
| 08/20/21 - Home | 47-21 W |
| + 5 more games |
Merrillville took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. They blew past the Andrean Fighting 59ers 41-14. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Merrillville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacquarious Johnson led the charge by rushing for 134 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries. Cameron Jordan did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 164 receiving yards.
Merrillville's run defense was locked in: Andrean could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. While eight picked up at least one total tackle, Michael Hill Jr stood above the rest. He threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Merrillville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
Merrillville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Greg Hughes and Keith Edwards. Another thorn in Andrean's side was Stanley Freeman, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Merrillville will square off against Loyola Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Andrean, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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