It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crown Point had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Warsaw Tigers 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on eight straight.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Crown Point got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-12.
Leading Crown Point to victory were Bella Del Real and Hayden Klimowicz. Del Real had 28 digs and two aces, while Klimowicz had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Klimowicz has posted in her last seven matchups.
Ellie Hepler and Avary Hoeppner certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hepler had 37 digs, while Hoeppner had 11 digs and 27 assists. Hoeppner is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Crown Point is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Warsaw, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 28-7 record.
After both having extra time off, Crown Point and Carroll will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Crown Point is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. Warsaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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