Volleyball Preview: Westosha Central Falcons vs. Lake Country Lutheran Lightning
The Westosha Central Falcons will take on the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Westosha Central is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, everything went Westosha Central's way against Wilmot as Westosha Central made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westosha Central took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-8, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westosha Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendall Legrande, who had five aces. Legrande is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Westosha Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lake Country Lutheran sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Living Word Lutheran on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lightning.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Lake Country Lutheran got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-28, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.
Lake Country Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Grace Luedke, who had four digs and 32 assists. Those 32 assists set a new season-high mark for Luedke.
Westosha Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Westosha Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Country Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westosha Central came up short against Lake Country Lutheran in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Westosha Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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