The Lutheran South Lancers will face off against the Whitfield Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Lutheran South's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Whitfield has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Lutheran South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: O'Fallon, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Lutheran South was ranked 16th). The Lancers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lutheran South sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-11.
Malachi Seying
| 05/01/25 @ O'Fallon | 22 |
| 04/30/25 @ Rockwood Summit | 17 |
| 04/29/25 vs Westminster Christian | 11 |
| 04/28/25 @ Mehlville | 12 |
Despite their defeat, Lutheran South saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Malachi Seying, who had 22 digs, was perhaps the best of all. Seying has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Krauss, who had seven digs and one block.
Whitfield had taken Lutheran down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Warriors came up short against the Cougars, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Warriors have suffered against the Cougars since May 3, 2021.
Whitfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lutheran work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 27-25, 25-20.
Whitfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-5. As for Lutheran South, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7-2.
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