Merrillville is on a five-game streak of home losses, and La Porte an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Merrillville Pirates will be playing at home against the La Porte Slicers at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Merrillville came up short against Valparaiso on Monday, falling 3-0.
While Merrillville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, La Porte lost 3-0 to South Bend Riley on Wednesday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-13.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Merrillville skirted past La Porte 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Slicers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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