It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crown Point had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Lake Central Indians by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won five contests in a row.
Crown Point had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21.
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 loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lauren Smith, who had ten digs and 25 assists, and Isabella Steliga, who had six digs and 11 assists.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Lake Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-12 record this season.
Crown Point has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Hammond Central on the 19th. Lake Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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