La Porte hit Merrillville with a four-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates lost 11-4 to the Slicers. The Pirates have struggled against the Slicers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Merrillville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Goodwin, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for La Porte, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
While Merrillville 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 Wednesday.
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