Lakeside Lutheran and Catholic Memorial squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lakeside Lutheran had to settle for second. They came up short against the Catholic Memorial Crusaders, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Warriors have suffered since October 3rd.
While Lakeside Lutheran was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Lakeside Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Avery Buchta, who had 17 digs and two aces. Buchta has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Addison Fura went supernova for Catholic Memorial, getting 18 digs and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellen Mowbray, who had four digs and 20 assists.
With the loss, Lakeside Lutheran broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-17. As for Catholic Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-10 record this season.
Lakeside Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Catholic Memorial has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Edgewood on the 2nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
