The Lake Central Indians will face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Merrillville as Lake Central made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-12.
Lake Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brooklyn Barth, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Lauren Smith, who had 15 assists. Barth is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern and Yorktown (ranked third and 23rd in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Tuesday. Hamilton Southeastern walked away with a 3-1 victory over Yorktown. Winning may never get old, but the Royals sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17.
Hamilton Southeastern can attribute much of their success to Bella Dafforn, who had 16 digs.
Lake Central's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Lake Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Hamilton Southeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Hamilton Southeastern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Lake Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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