Volleyball Recap: Lake Country Lutheran Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Ava Petersen and Leila Merigold

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 11:38am

Volleyball Recap: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. Middleton Cardinals

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On Saturday, the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning didn't have quite enough to beat the Middleton Cardinals and fell 2-1. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lake Country Lutheran sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.

Leila Merigold and Ava Petersen certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Merigold had ten digs and two aces, while Petersen had four digs and two aces. Merigold has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.

Lake Country Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 20-14. As for Middleton, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 26-2.

Lake Country Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Kenosha Tremper on the 12th. Middleton has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Westosha Central on the 12th.

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