The Trinity Lutheran Cougars are on the road again on Saturday to play the Springs Valley Blackhawks at 10:00 a.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Trinity Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over South Decatur.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Trinity Lutheran was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-9.
Laura Roeder went supernova for Trinity Lutheran, getting 12 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Roeder has posted since back in September.
Trinity Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Springs Valley entered their tilt with Shakamak on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Lakers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Springs Valley's got stronger as the match went on, holding Shakamak to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-12.
Trinity Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Springs Valley, their win bumped their record up to 25-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Trinity Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Springs Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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