Volleyball Recap: Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes vs. Phoenix Country Day Eagles
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Arizona Lutheran Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Phoenix Country Day Eagles on Friday. The Coyotes have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 13-25, 25-19, 25-12.
When it comes to explaining why Arizona Lutheran Academy lost, don't look at Emma Drexler. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs. Drexler has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Arizona Lutheran Academy 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 ten aces in nine consecutive contests.
Asia Harper had a dynamite game for Phoenix Country Day, getting 18 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rian Chang, who had six digs and three aces.
The loss snapped Arizona Lutheran Academy's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 30-13 record. As for Phoenix Country Day, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season.
Arizona Lutheran Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Phoenix Country Day, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Scottsdale Christian Academy on the 16th.
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