Sierra Lutheran lost against Battle Mountain back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Falcons fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 3-2.
Sierra Lutheran took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Avery Tingle paced Sierra Lutheran's offense, picking up ten kills. Tingle got some help from Elena Lanza and her 28 assists. Lanza was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading Battle Mountain to victory were Andrea Alcaraz-Lopez and Eimilie Johnson. Alcaraz-Lopez had 25 digs, while Johnson had nine kills, six digs, and six aces. Those nine kills gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ella Moore, who had 18 digs.
Sierra Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Battle Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
The future could be bright for both Sierra Lutheran and Battle Mountain: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Falcons will look to extend Silver Stage's three-game losing streak when they meet at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Battle Mountain will try to hand Coral Academy of Science - Reno their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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