Volleyball Recap: Mead Falls Short of Lutheran in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mead can now relate to. They came up short against the Lutheran Lions on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mavericks of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.

The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.

Mead's offense was headlined by Rylee Klatt and Hailey Hall, who picked up eight kills apiece. They got some help from Cailin Hall and her 23 assists. Finally, Elena Gomez kept Mead's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Lutheran was led to victory by Reese Brgoch and Lola Heimlicher. Brgoch had five digs and 13 assists, while Heimlicher had eight digs.

This is the second loss in a row for Mead and nudges their season record down to 19-10. As for Lutheran, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.

Mead does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Cheyenne Mountain on the 16th.

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