Whiting typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Merrillville proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Whiting Oilers 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
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.
Merrillville 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 five aces in four consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Whiting still got an impressive performance from Andrea Cabrales, who 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.
Merrillville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-12. As for Whiting, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
Merrillville 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 match than the last. As for Whiting, they will venture away from home to challenge Hammond Bishop Noll at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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