On Wednesday, Faith Lutheran faced Silverado in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders fell 3-1 to the Silverado Skyhawks. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Skyhawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Faith Lutheran actually scored more points across those four sets (89-85), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 8-25, 25-19.
Faith Lutheran's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sienna Lopez, who had 23 digs, 11 kills, and three aces. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Hernandez, who had 26 digs.
Even though they lost, Faith 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 five aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Faith Lutheran's record now sits at 16-15. As for Silverado, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-11.
Faith Lutheran has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Bishop Gorman on the 11th. As for Silverado, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Basic on the 15th.
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