With a playoff game on the line, Indianapolis Lutheran rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars. For the Saints, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Indianapolis Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 19-17.
Indianapolis Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Reagan Crabtree, who had ten digs and 22 assists. Crabtree is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Greenwood Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Kate Reed had 13 digs and two aces.
Indianapolis Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, they moved to 19-14 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
After both having extra time off, Indianapolis Lutheran and Indiana School for the Deaf will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. Greenwood Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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