Volleyball Preview: Indianapolis Lutheran Saints vs. Indiana School for the Deaf Deaf Hoosiers
After both having extra time off, the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints and the Indiana School for the Deaf Deaf Hoosiers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Indianapolis Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past Greenwood Christian Academy 3-2.
Indianapolis Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 19-17.
Indianapolis Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Reagan Crabtree, who had ten digs and 22 assists. Crabtree is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Indiana School for the Deaf was able to grind out a solid victory over International on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
Indiana School for the Deaf had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-18, 25-9, 25-20.
Indiana School for the Deaf was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Indianapolis Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Indiana School for the Deaf, their win bumped their record up to 22-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Indianapolis Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Indiana School for the Deaf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Indianapolis Lutheran's way against Indiana School for the Deaf in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Indianapolis Lutheran made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Indianapolis Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Indiana School for the Deaf turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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