Volleyball Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Palmer Ridge Bears
Lutheran has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Palmer Ridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Lutheran got the win against Air Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Lutheran's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 25-10.
Lutheran's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Reese Brgoch, who had six digs and 13 assists. Brgoch is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Getsch, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Palmer Ridge's way against Cheyenne Mountain on Thursday as Palmer Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Palmer Ridge was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-12, 25-22.
Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Palmer Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-5.
Lutheran suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Palmer Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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