Lowell is 8-0 against Merrillville since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lowell Red Devils will host the Merrillville Pirates at 10:00 a.m. Lowell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Merrillville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lowell really get things going. Everything went Lowell's way against Andrean on Tuesday as Lowell made off with a 5-1 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Andrean with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sam Guerra (2),
Kaelen Lulinski (2), and Lulinski (2).
Meanwhile, Merrillville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Portage, 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 231st, while the Indians are ranked 104th).
Lowell's win bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for Merrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Everything went Lowell's way against Merrillville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Lowell made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Lowell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merrillville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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