With a playoff game on the line, St. John Lutheran rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. This was payback for the Saints, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. John Lutheran was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
Payton Nazzari had a dynamite game for St. John Lutheran, getting 22 digs. Nazzari has been hot , having posted 13 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
St. John Lutheran couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.8%.
St. Johns Country Day's loss came despite strong showings from Olivia Clark and Kinna Dobes. Clark had 11 digs and 23 assists, while Dobes had 14 digs.
St. John Lutheran pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Johns Country Day, they moved to 12-16 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
St. John Lutheran will challenge Harvest Community at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvest Community will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something St. John Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight. St. Johns Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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