The Lutheran Lions will head out to face off against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Lutheran sidestepped Discovery Canyon for a 3-2 win.
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. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Thunder by a score of 3-1.
Cheyenne Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-16.
Brynn Ressler was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 11 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Cheyenne Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their record now sits at 9-5.
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