The Lutheran Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jefferson City Jays at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Ladue Horton Watkins.
Lutheran walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 27-29, 25-12.
Lutheran got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Reagan Kurtzeborn out in front who had nine digs.
Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jefferson City faced Webb City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Jefferson City came out on top against Webb City by a score of 3-1. The win was familiar territory for the Jays who have now won six matchups in a row.
The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Ella Showers and Leah Heisler were among the main playmakers for Jefferson City as the former had four digs and four aces and the latter had nine digs, seven kills, and two blocks. Those two blocks gave Heisler a new career-high.
Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-13 record this season. As for Jefferson City, their record is now 28-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Jefferson City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Jefferson City when the teams last played back in October, winning 2-0. Will Lutheran repeat their success, or does Jefferson City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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