La Sierra Academy hasn't had much luck against California Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The La Sierra Academy Knights will be playing at home against the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, La Sierra Academy got the win against California School for the Deaf-Riverside by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
La Sierra Academy never let California School for the Deaf-Riverside on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 26-24.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for California Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Hamilton 3-2.
California Lutheran took Hamilton into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 19-25, 26-28, 15-9.
California Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Trinity Palomo, who had 28 digs, and Sophia Ponce, who had 11 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Palomo now had 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
California Lutheran kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.
La Sierra Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for California Lutheran, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-12.
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