Volleyball Game Preview: Valparaiso on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 12:49am

Volleyball Preview: Valparaiso Vikings vs. Lake Central Indians

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After six games on the road, Valparaiso is heading back home. They will host the Lake Central Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Valparaiso didn't have quite enough to beat Portage and fell 3-2.

Valparaiso actually scored more points across those five sets (115-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 15-25, 13-25, 20-18.

Meanwhile, Lake Central didn't have done well against La Porte recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lake Central came out on top against La Porte by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.

Lake Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-15.

Valparaiso now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Lake Central, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.

Valparaiso suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lake Central when the teams last played back in August. Will Valparaiso have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.

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