Living Word Lutheran waltzed into their game on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Catholic Central Hilltoppers. The Timberwolves have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hilltoppers, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Living Word Lutheran took both sets by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Living Word Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aria Wessel, who had 11 digs and three aces. Wessel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emree Kellerman, who had three aces, two kills, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Living Word Lutheran 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 eight consecutive matches.
Living Word Lutheran's record is now 16-1. As for Catholic Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-22.
Living Word Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory vs. Marshall on the 28th. Catholic Central has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Shullsburg on the 28th.
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