Volleyball Preview: Foothill Falcons vs. Faith Lutheran Crusaders
Foothill and Faith Lutheran are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Foothill Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothill will be strutting in after a victory while Faith Lutheran will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, everything went Foothill's way against Basic as Foothill made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
A big factor in the win was Foothill's feisty defense: they held Basic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat South Pasadena on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Faith Lutheran started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Despite the loss, Faith Lutheran had strong showings from Leah Hernandez, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Olivia Kiel, who had six digs and two aces.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Faith Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Foothill might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Faith Lutheran in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Foothill, Olivia Faulis (who had 17 digs and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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