The Lake Central Indians will head out to square off against the Carroll Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Thursday, Lake Central made easy work of Michigan City and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Lake Central's feisty defense: they held Michigan City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-2.
Meanwhile, Carroll faced Homestead in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Carroll sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Homestead.
Carroll took Homestead into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 19-17.
Carroll found their leader in underclassman Cala Haffner, who had 20 digs and three aces. Haffner has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Carroll was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Lake Central pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Carroll, their record is now 23-3.
Lake Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Carroll in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Lake Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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