After two games on the road, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau is heading back home. They will host the Luther Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau didn't have quite enough to beat Black River Falls and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Luther sidestepped Viroqua for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Luther took Viroqua into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Among those leading the charge was Kamryn Anderson, who had 15 digs.
Luther was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau's loss dropped their record down to 2-24. As for Luther, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Luther in their previous meeting back in September. Will Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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