The Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes will take on the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans on Thursday. Fox Valley Lutheran is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Fox Valley Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Freedom as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Fox Valley Lutheran walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
Riley Schmitz
| 10/25/25 vs Freedom | 13 |
| 10/23/25 vs Two Rivers | 5 |
| 10/16/25 @ Green Bay West | 3 |
| 10/14/25 vs Green Bay East | 12 |
| 10/09/25 @ Oconto Falls | 15 |
Fox Valley Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Riley Schmitz, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Sammie Thomas, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most digs Schmitz has posted over her last five matchups.
Meanwhile, Luxemburg-Casco posted their closest win since October 4th on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Oconto Falls 3-2.
Luxemburg-Casco had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-8.
Fox Valley Lutheran's record now sits at 29-8. As for Luxemburg-Casco, their record is now 32-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Fox Valley Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Luxemburg-Casco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fox Valley Lutheran suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Luxemburg-Casco in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Foxes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
