Merrillville hasn't had much luck against Valparaiso recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Merrillville Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Valparaiso Vikings at 5:00 a.m. Merrillville will be strutting in after a victory while Valparaiso will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Merrillville finally turned things around against Kouts on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs & Fillies out 2-1.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso lost 7-2 to Penn on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Kingsmen are ranked 26th).
Merrillville's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4-2. As for Valparaiso, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Merrillville suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Valparaiso when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Merrillville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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