Lutheran has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Palmer Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Lutheran made easy work of Air Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
Lutheran never let Air Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 28-26, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Palmer Ridge sidestepped Discovery Canyon for a 3-2 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Palmer Ridge got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-10.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Palmer Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Palmer Ridge in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palmer Ridge's Amelia Hansen, who had 18 kills, 12 digs, two aces, and a block. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lutheran still be able to contain Hansen? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
