Faith Lutheran has gone 3-0 against Basic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will play host again on Monday to welcome the Basic Wolves, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Faith Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while Basic will be coming in after a defeat.
Faith Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sierra Vista, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Faith Lutheran was ranked 14th). Faith Lutheran came out on top against Sierra Vista by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Crusaders as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The final score came out to 25-17, 21-25, 29-27, 25-16.
Faith Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Olivia Kiel led the charge by getting six digs and 38 assists. Another player making a difference was K Sawyer, who had nine digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Basic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of GV Christian.
Basic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20.
Faith Lutheran now has a winning record of 17-16. As for Basic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Faith Lutheran took their win against Basic when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Faith Lutheran repeat their success, or does Basic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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