Merrillville Pirates - 9 
Kankakee Valley Kougars - 5


Merrillville 201 212 1 -- 9 6 3
Kankakee Valley 021 020 0 -- 5 6 5

2B - Lucero (M)
3B - Zacharias (KV)
SB - Cody (M)-2, Lucero (M), Feddeler (KV)

Pitching Summary: Merrillville - Pupek (7 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO); Kankakee Valley - Tinnel (0.33 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 S0), Zacharias (4.67 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO). Feddeler (2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO).

WP - Pupek. LP - Zacharias.

Leading Hitters: Merrillville - Lucero (2-4, Run, 3 RBI, 2B, SB); Kankakee Valley - Fisher (3-4, Run, 2 RBI).

Record: Merrillville 5-4 (3-1).

The Pirates will participate in the Railcats High School Baseball Challenge tomorrow Saturday, 4/13 against the Whiting H.S. Oilers. Start time is 6:00pm.