Volleyball Preview: Palmer Ridge Bears vs. Lutheran Lions
Palmer Ridge has gone 4-0 against Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Palmer Ridge Bears will host the Lutheran Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Palmer Ridge got the win against Cheyenne Mountain by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Palmer Ridge was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went Lutheran's way against Air Academy on Thursday as Lutheran made off with a 3-0 victory.
Lutheran's got stronger as the match went on, holding Air Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-11, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reese Brgoch, who had six digs and 13 assists. Brgoch is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Liz Mcgriff, who had ten digs.
Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Palmer Ridge's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-5. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Everything went Palmer Ridge's way against Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Palmer Ridge made off with a 3-0 win. Will Palmer Ridge repeat their success, or does Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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