Palmer Ridge lost against Lutheran back in October, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Palmer Ridge Bears fell just short of the Lutheran Lions by a score of 3-2. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-21 in the first set.
Palmer Ridge took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Palmer Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Lola Heimlicher, who had 14 digs. Heimlicher has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Palmer Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for Lutheran, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Palmer Ridge has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Thompson Valley on the 1st. As for Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Valor Christian on the 1st.
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