The Lake Central Indians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Crown Point Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Lake Central didn't have quite enough to beat La Porte and fell 3-2. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Slicers 25-17 in the first set.
Lake Central couldn't get the win, but they sure gave La Porte a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 17-25, 33-31, 18-25, 25-13, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Crown Point entered their tilt with Michigan City on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Wolves 3-0.
Crown Point's got stronger as the match went on, holding Michigan City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-8.
Crown Point found their leader in underclassman Cailin Duncan, who had four digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Del Real, who had nine digs.
Crown Point couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Lake Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-11 record this season. As for Crown Point, they pushed their record up to 24-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Lake Central came up short against Crown Point in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Del Real, who had 35 digs and four aces. Now that Lake Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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