It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Porte can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mishawaka Cavemen by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Slicers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cavemen apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Evelyn Shirk paced La Porte's offense, picking up 16 kills. Shirk got some help from Lilly Buckley and her 29 assists. Finally, Lauren Kirk and Kaitlin Wilson kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked four attacks.
La Porte's defeat dropped their record down to 17-16. As for Mishawaka, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-7.
La Porte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mishawaka, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Penn on the 18th.
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