After flying high against Hammond Central last Friday, Michigan City came back down to earth. The Michigan City Wolves fell 6-3 to the Merrillville Pirates on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Michigan City in their matchups with Merrillville: they've now lost three in a row.
For Merrillville's part, the team relied heavily on Darien Wiggins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Arerion Hoover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Michigan City's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Merrillville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
While Michigan City had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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