Michigan City is on a five-game streak of home losses, Merrillville a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Michigan City Wolves will host the Merrillville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Michigan City's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Marquette Catholic on Saturday. They came up short against the Blazers, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Merrillville also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 9-0 to Hanover Central on Thursday. 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 228th, while the Wildcats are ranked 15th).
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Merrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
Everything went Michigan City's way against Merrillville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Michigan City made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Michigan City repeat their success, or does Merrillville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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