La Porte waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Michigan City Wolves. That's more bragging rights for the Slicers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
La Porte walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17.
La Porte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lilly Buckley led the charge by getting eight digs and 25 assists. With that strong performance, Buckley is now averaging an impressive 12.3 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Hull, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: La Porte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Michigan City still got an impressive performance from Sarah Sutor, who had 13 digs and two aces. Sutor has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
La Porte is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Michigan City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
La Porte will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Merrillville at 5:00 p.m. The last three games Merrillville has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Michigan City, they will take on Lake Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Central is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Michigan City will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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