The Luther Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Luther, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Luther had just enough and edged Viroqua out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Luther wouldn't go down easily and took Viroqua into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Luther can attribute much of their success to Kamryn Anderson, who had 15 digs.
Luther was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss. They fell just short of Black River Falls by a score of 3-2. While the Red Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 26-24 in the first set.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Luther's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13. As for Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
Everything went Luther's way against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau in their previous matchup back in September, as Luther made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Luther since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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