The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Crown Point Bulldogs (Crown Point, IN) and the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), saw Crown Point's volleyball squad beat Merrillville by a tally of 2-0.

With the win, Crown Point upgrades its record to 9-8 on the year. The Bulldogs host La Porte (La Porte, IN) to play the Slicers in a bout on Tuesday, September 19. The Slicers go into the bout with a record of 4-0.

The Pirates now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Portage for a bout on Tuesday, September 19. Merrillville will play a Indians squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to Michigan City (Michigan City, IN). The Indians record now stands at 0-5.