The Crown Point Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Carroll Chargers at 10:30 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Crown Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Warsaw , sneaking past 3-2.
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 final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-12.
Crown Point relied on the efforts of Bella Del Real, who had 28 digs and two aces, and Hayden Klimowicz, who had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Klimowicz has posted in her last seven contests.
Carroll extended their winning streak to ten games thanks to a huge performance from Cala Haffner. Carroll sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Homestead on Saturday thanks in part to Haffner, who had 21 digs and three aces. Del Real has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Carroll took Homestead into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 15-8.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 30-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Crown Point has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crown Point was able to grind out a solid victory over Carroll in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crown Point since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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