Stillman Valley is 2-8 against Lutheran since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Stillman Valley Cardinals will challenge the Lutheran Crusaders at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Stillman Valley came up short against Rock Falls and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Rock Falls scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Byron on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lutheran who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-20.
Stillman Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10-1. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Stillman Valley came up short against Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Stillman Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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