Merrillville made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hebron, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. The Pirates were shut out 3-0 the last time they took on the Hawks, so the Pirates were just returning the favor.
One reason for the win was Merrillville's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 27-25, 25-21.
Their offense was headlined by Chris Wilson and Logan Krause, who picked up eight kills apiece. They got some help from Maurice LaGrand and his 18 assists. He and Krause didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with three apiece.
The victory got Merrillville back to even at 1-1.
Merrillville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Portage on the 27th. As for Hebron, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Chesterton on the 27th.
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