It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Illiana Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lake Central Indians by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Josh Bultema paced Illiana Christian's offense, picking up 16 kills. Bultema got some help from Jacob Rozendal and his 35 assists. Sam Kramer controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Lake Central was led to victory by Nico Piunti and Danny Smith. Piunti had seven digs and two aces, while Smith had 15 digs, 14 kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Piunti has posted since back in April.
Illiana Christian's loss dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Lake Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Illiana Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Lake Central and Boone Grove will shake off the rust and duke it out at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wolves will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something the Indians surely won't give up without a fight.
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