Merrillville is 0-10 against Valparaiso since September of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Merrillville Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Valparaiso Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Merrillville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each match than the last.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Merrillville finally turned things around against Whiting on Monday. They skirted past the Oilers 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Merrillville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Chesterton, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
While Valparaiso was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Chesterton's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Merrillville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-12. As for Valparaiso, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
Merrillville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Valparaiso when the teams last played back in September. Can Merrillville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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