Arizona Lutheran Academy is 0-7 against Scottsdale Christian Academy since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Coyotes are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Arizona Lutheran Academy sitting on five straight victories and Scottsdale Christian Academy on 12.
Arizona Lutheran Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Desert Christian.
Arizona Lutheran Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (85-80), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 5-25, 25-22.
Sarah Ortiz
| 11/04/25 @ Desert Christian | 7 |
| 10/30/25 @ NFL Yet Academy | 5 |
| 10/28/25 @ Heritage Academy | 2 |
| 10/22/25 vs Horizon Honors | 6 |
| 10/16/25 vs ALA - Anthem South | 3 |
| 10/14/25 vs Tempe Prep | 8 |
Arizona Lutheran Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sarah Ortiz, who had seven digs and two aces, and Ella Peltzer, who had five kills. That's the most digs Ortiz has posted over her last six contests.
They weren't the only good servers: Arizona Lutheran Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
If Fountain Hills wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Scottsdale Christian Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Megan Davidson. The Eagles put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory last Thursday for which the team can thank Davidson, who had 29 assists and nine digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Scottsdale Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-15.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Arizona Lutheran Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lilly Lach, who had six aces.
Arizona Lutheran Academy's record now sits at 16-22. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, their record is now 31-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Arizona Lutheran Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Scottsdale Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arizona Lutheran Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Coyotes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
