The Nebraska Lutheran Knights and the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Nebraska Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while Lawrence-Nelson will be coming in after a loss.
Nebraska Lutheran is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 3rd on Thursday. They put the hurt on East Butler with a sharp 3-0 win.
Nebraska Lutheran never let East Butler on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Lawrence-Nelson came up short against Elm Creek on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
While Lawrence-Nelson had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 16-25, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Lawrence-Nelson got top-tier performance from Addi Mccloskey, who had 25 digs and two aces. Mccloskey is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lawrence-Nelson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Nebraska Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Lawrence-Nelson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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