Lutheran is 0-6 against Central Texas Christian since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Mustangs will challenge the Lions at 5:30 p.m.
Lutheran lost 3-0 to Faith Academy on Thursday.
While Lutheran was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Faith Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Central Texas Christian waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Everything went their way against the Chargers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Central Texas Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-9.
Lutheran better keep an eye on Allie Mccoy. She was instrumental in Central Texas Christian's win, getting five aces. That's the most aces Mccoy has posted since back in August of 2024.
Central Texas Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Central Texas Christian's record is now 34-3-1. As for Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Lutheran might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Central Texas Christian in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Lions' Meredith Turner, who had 14 digs and four aces. Now that the Mustangs know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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