Volleyball Recap: Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes vs. Freedom Irish
Fox Valley Lutheran and Freedom squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Fox Valley Lutheran had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Freedom Irish. The Foxes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Irish apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Fox Valley Lutheran started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-17.
Sophia Wunderlich paced Fox Valley Lutheran's offense, picking up 11 kills. Wunderlich got some help from
Molly Bixby and her 20 assists.
Among those leading the charge was Keira Griesbach, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 12 games.
With the defeat, Fox Valley Lutheran broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 32-6. As for Freedom, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-9.
Fox Valley Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Freedom, they will take on Luxemburg-Casco at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Luxemburg-Casco has won four straight at home, while Freedom won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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