Volleyball Preview: Lutheran Crusaders vs. Winnebago Indians
Lutheran has gone 8-2 against Winnebago recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lutheran Crusaders will square off against the Winnebago Indians at 5:00 p.m. Winnebago took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home on October 1st, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Byron out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lutheran who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 22-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Winnebago came up short against Rockford Christian on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Indians have struggled against the Royal Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Winnebago was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22.
Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Winnebago, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16-2.
Lutheran came up short against Winnebago when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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