Merrillville hasn't had much luck against La Porte recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Merrillville Pirates will welcome the La Porte Slicers at 5:00 p.m. Merrillville's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Merrillville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Merrillville who was credited with the victory on Wednesday. Merrillville got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Portage's one.
La Porte is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to Valparaiso. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Luis Perez was handed one for the Slicers, while the Vikings got theirs courtesy of Rick Madrigal.
Merrillville now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1.
Merrillville suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to La Porte in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Merrillville was down 5-1.
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