While California Lutheran's victory against La Sierra Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The C-Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Knights 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the C-Hawks as they're now sitting on three straight.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (115-111) California Lutheran actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 18-25, 20-25, 33-31, 25-23, 15-11.

Sophia Le
10/07/25 @ La Sierra Academy | 16 |
09/17/24 @ California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 12 |
09/16/25 @ Hamilton | 11 |
09/19/24 vs Hamilton | 11 |
09/11/25 vs California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 10 |
Leading California Lutheran to victory were Sophia Le and Neleh Boehm. Le had 16 digs and two aces, while Boehm had 18 assists and three aces. Those 16 digs gave Le a new career-high. Sophia Ponce was another key player, getting eight assists and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: California Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
California Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for La Sierra Academy, their loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-10.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. California Lutheran is set to challenge their familiar foe United Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, La Sierra Academy will face off against rival Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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