Hobart has gone 8-0 against Merrillville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hobart Brickies will welcome the Merrillville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hobart has five straight wins, Merrillville has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hobart's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Highland 6-0. Considering the Brickies have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Highland with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kurah Krucina (3),
Natalie Hostetler,
Makenna Rotz, and
Addy Hendricks.
Meanwhile, Merrillville fell victim to Crown Point and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bulldogs. 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 Bulldogs are ranked 12th).
Hobart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for Merrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Everything went Hobart's way against Merrillville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Hobart made off with a 5-2 victory. Will Hobart repeat their success, or does Merrillville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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