Crown Point has gone 9-1 against Valparaiso recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will welcome the Valparaiso Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Valparaiso took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Crown Point, who comes in off a win.
Crown Point is returning to their home court after beating Chesterton on theirs, despite the fact Chesterton has dominated at home this season. Crown Point came out on top against Chesterton by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso and Merrillville met for a duel on Tuesday where Valparaiso couldn't get it done. Valparaiso fell just short of Merrillville by a score of 3-2. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Valparaiso started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Valparaiso was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Crown Point is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Valparaiso, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
Crown Point took their win against Valparaiso in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Crown Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valparaiso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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