Volleyball Preview: St. John Lutheran Saints vs. Santa Fe Raiders
The St. John Lutheran Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John Lutheran is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
On Tuesday, St. John Lutheran made easy work of Buchholz and carried off a 3-0 win.
While St. John Lutheran won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Santa Fe's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Gainesville by a score of 3-2.
Santa Fe took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Santa Fe had strong showings from Morgan Lawson, who had five digs and 13 assists, and Reagan Adkins, who had seven digs.
St. John Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Santa Fe, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
St. John Lutheran took their victory against Santa Fe when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John Lutheran since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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