Lutheran posted their closest victory since September 19th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the North Greene Spartans 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lutheran was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (70-64), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-20, 27-25.

Crusaders
| 10/21/25 @ North Greene | 2-1 |
| 10/16/25 vs Lincolnwood | 0-2 |
| 10/14/25 @ Hartsburg-Emden | 0-2 |
| 10/09/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 2-0 |
| 10/07/25 @ Calvary | 0-2 |
Lutheran's victory ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 7-20. As for North Greene, their defeat ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-15.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lutheran will square off against Calvary at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Greene, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Illinois School for the Deaf at 6:00 p.m.
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