Luther Prep lost against Living Word Lutheran back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Luther Prep Phoenix fell just short of the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves by a score of 2-1. The Phoenix have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Luther Prep sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Luther Prep still got an impressive performance from Naomi Bortulin, who had three aces and 14 assists. That's the most aces Bortulin has posted in her last seven matches.
Living Word Lutheran was led to victory by Emree Kellerman and Aria Wessel. Kellerman had four digs, a kill, and a block, while Wessel had 13 digs. Kellerman is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
With the defeat, Luther Prep broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 26-10. As for Living Word Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-3.
Luther Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Living Word Lutheran has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Lake Country Lutheran on the 18th.
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