After both having extra time off, the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders and the Antonian Prep Apaches will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia Lutheran will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Concordia Lutheran earned a 3-1 win over Incarnate Word.
Concordia Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 26-24, 25-23, 26-24.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Antonian Prep rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Apaches.
Antonian Prep not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept St. Agnes Academy between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 25-17.
Antonian Prep can attribute much of their success to Sydney Bryant, who had ten digs, and Anna Arceneaux, who had 22 digs and a kill. Arceneaux is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 17 games she's played.
Antonian Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-15 record this season. As for Concordia Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 32-14 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Concordia Lutheran might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Antonian Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Concordia Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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