Silverado hadn't done well against Faith Lutheran recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Silverado Skyhawks came out on top against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Skyhawks, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Silverado was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (89-85), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20, 8-25, 25-19.
Silverado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players 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. Another player making a difference was Leah Hernandez, who had 26 digs.
The victory snapped Silverado's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-11 record. As for Faith Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-15.
Silverado didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Basic on the 15th. As for Faith Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Bishop Gorman on the 11th.
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