Open Door Christian lost against Lutheran West back in September of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Patriots fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Open Door Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Lutheran West into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 17-25, 15-10.
Taylor Giesbrecht paced Open Door Christian's offense, picking up 15 kills. Giesbrecht got some help from Ellie Pruitt and her 39 assists. Finally, Hannah Szunyogh kept Open Door Christian's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Lutheran West was led to victory by Hannah Bryda and London Trudel. Bryda had 23 digs and seven assists, while Trudel had 20 kills, 14 digs, and five aces. Bryda is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Open Door Christian suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 2-2. As for Lutheran West, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Coming up, Open Door Christian will head out to square off against Mogadore at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lutheran West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kirtland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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