California Lutheran was the 3-2 winner over La Sierra Academy when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The California Lutheran C-Hawks fell just short of the La Sierra Academy Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
California Lutheran took La Sierra Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 15-4.
Despite the loss, California Lutheran had strong showings from Trinity Palomo, who had 33 digs, and Sophia Ponce, who had eight digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Palomo is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Even though they lost, California Lutheran kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.4.
California Lutheran's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13. As for La Sierra Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing United Christian Academy the next time they take the court. California Lutheran will head out to face United Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while La Sierra Academy will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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