Tuesday Aug 28, lake central freshman girls volleyball team took on Crown Points freshman volleyball team. The girls fought a hard battle playing all three matches. Despite the girls attempts they could not keep the lead and ended losing the first match 18-25.
“We knew Crown Point was going to be our hardest competition. They could have taken us in two but we decided to keep fighting and go into three,” coach Savannah Jurkovic said.
During the second match the freshman girls came in with more energy and a positive attitude, the girls had a great match and won the second match with a score of 28-21.
“We all connect so well, even though were all from different middle schools. The coaches really connect with us with everything,” said Claire Bender (9).
With each team having won a match both teams went into the third with a fierce attitude wanting to win, the match was intense and both teams fought hard. In the end Crown Point won the final match 10-15. This was the girls first loss of the season.
“I think the rest of the seasons going go great if we can work on communication and practice all the time. Our biggest weakness is communicating. Communication is a big role in volleyball and we just need more of it,” Belle Orth (9) said.
The girls next game will be this Thursday Aug. 30th against Portage. The game will be at home at 5 p.m. come out to support your fellow Indians.
