La Porte is 10-0 against Merrillville since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The La Porte Slicers are on the road again to play the Merrillville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, La Porte was able to grind out a solid victory over Michigan City, taking the game 3-1.
La Porte was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Porte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lilly Buckley, who had eight digs and 25 assists. With that strong performance, Buckley is now averaging an impressive 12.3 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Hull, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Merrillville came into Monday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past Whiting 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 match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 25-21, 15-10.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Merrillville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-12.
La Porte skirted past Merrillville 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Porte since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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