California Lutheran was the 3-1 winner over California School for the Deaf-Riverside when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The California Lutheran C-Hawks fell just short of the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
California Lutheran took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-17, 15-8.
California Lutheran's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophia Le, who had 12 digs, and Chloe Heim, who had three digs.
Even though they lost, California Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 16.2.
California Lutheran has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
California Lutheran will welcome Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, they will venture away from home to face off against La Sierra Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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