On Thursday, Lake Central faced Crown Point in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lake Central Indians fell 3-1 to the Crown Point Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Lake Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 26-24, 30-28, 25-23.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brooklyn Barth, who had 18 digs and two aces. Barth is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lauren Smith, who had eight digs and 36 assists.
Bella Del Real had an outrageously good game for Crown Point as she had 35 digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailin Duncan, who had four digs and 11 assists.
The loss snapped Lake Central's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-6 record. As for Crown Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Lake Central will challenge Benton Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Benton Central is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Lake Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crown Point, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kankakee Valley at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crown Point is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
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