It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Central can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Crown Point Bulldogs on Thursday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lake Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Lake Central had strong showings from Lauren Smith, who had ten digs and 25 assists, and Isabella Steliga, who had six digs and 11 assists.
Even though they lost, Lake Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Leading Crown Point to victory were Bella Del Real and Hayden Klimowicz. Del Real had 42 digs, while Klimowicz had 14 digs and two aces.
Lake Central's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Crown Point, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-6.
Lake Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crown Point, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Hammond Central on the 19th.
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