Lutheran-Northeast lost against Wisner-Pilger back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lutheran-Northeast Eagles fell just short of the Wisner-Pilger Gators by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Gators: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Lutheran-Northeast ultimately came up short, they really made Wisner-Pilger work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 20-25, 25-20.
Ava Baumgartel and Josie Spence certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Baumgartel had ten digs and two aces, while Spence had 19 digs and ten kills. Spence has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 12 times she's played.
Wisner-Pilger's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jordyn Gentrup, who had ten digs.
Lutheran-Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 5-22. As for Wisner-Pilger, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Guardian Angels Central Catholic the next time they take the court. Wisner-Pilger will host Guardian Angels Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Lutheran-Northeast will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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