Merrillville is 1-9 against Lake Central since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Merrillville Pirates are on the road again to play the Lake Central Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Merrillville didn't have quite enough to beat La Porte and fell 3-2.
Merrillville took La Porte into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 25-16, 25-21, 25-27, 15-10.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Isabella Altieri, who had 21 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lake Central came up short against Marist on Wednesday and fell 2-0. The Indians haven't had much luck with the RedHawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13.
Brooklyn Barth put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 14 digs.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Lake Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Merrillville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Merrillville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lake Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Merrillville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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