Crown Point hasn't had much luck against Valparaiso recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bulldogs will take on the Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
Crown Point is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Chesterton, who was ranked sixth at the time (Crown Point was ranked 25th). The Bulldogs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans on Thursday. The Bulldogs just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
The final score came out to 25-16, 16-25, 25-23, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso made easy work of Merrillville on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won five in a row.
Valparaiso not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Merrillville between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Crown Point better focus on containing Colton Allen and Ben Wassilak as the pair were huge in Valparaiso's win. Allen had five digs and five aces, while Wassilak had nine assists and six digs.
Valparaiso was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in April of 2024.
The victory got Valparaiso back to even at 2-2. As for Crown Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Crown Point suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Valparaiso in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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