Faith Lutheran is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mountain Ridge. The Crusaders fell just short of the Sentinels by a score of 2-1. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sentinels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Despite the loss, Faith Lutheran had strong showings from K Sawyer, who had ten assists and three aces, and Mariah Mauga, who had four digs and two aces. Olivia Kiel also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Faith Lutheran and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Faith Lutheran wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Coronado on the 27th. As for Mountain Ridge, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Davis on the 28th.
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