After flying high against Calumet New Tech last Thursday, Whiting came back down to earth. The Whiting Oilers fell just short of the Merrillville Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Oilers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Whiting actually scored more points across those five sets (104-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 25-21, 15-10.
When it comes to explaining why Whiting lost, don't look at Andrea Cabrales. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and four aces. Cabrales is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Whiting was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Whiting's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for Merrillville, the victory snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 11-12 record.
Whiting will take on Hammond Bishop Noll at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hammond Bishop Noll is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Whiting will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Merrillville, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Valparaiso at 5:00 p.m. Merrillville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last.
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