The Merrillville Pirates are on the road again on Thursday to play the River Forest Ingots at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Merrillville is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Michigan City with a sharp 14-1 win on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, River Forest came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Fighting Eagles. Considering River Forest has won eight matches by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Merrillville's victory ended a 21-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-19. As for River Forest, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Merrillville beat River Forest 8-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merrillville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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