The Lutheran Lions will face off against the Rampart Rams at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Rampart will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Lutheran earned a 3-1 win over Mesa Ridge.
Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Rampart faced Discovery Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Rams took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunder. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Discovery Canyon scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 17-25, 25-19.
Lutheran will have to keep a close watch on Keaton Klich and Brady Simonis, a pair of players who had a big impact on Rampart's prior game. Klich had 15 digs and four assists, while Simonis had 16 kills and nine digs. Simonis is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had six or more in each of the last eight games he's played.
Lutheran now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Rampart, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Rampart when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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