On Saturday, Lutheran faced Montrose in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lutheran Lions fell 3-1 to the Montrose Red Hawks. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Hawks 25-13 in the first set.
Lutheran started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 28-26, 25-22, 32-30.
Lutheran's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lola Heimlicher, who had 32 digs. Heimlicher is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Brgoch, who had nine digs and 12 assists.
Montrose was led to victory by Avery Kingsbury and Ashlin Mitchum. Kingsbury had 13 digs, while Mitchum had 12 digs, nine kills, and three aces.
Lutheran has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. As for Montrose, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 15-8.
As of now, neither Lutheran nor Montrose have any future games scheduled.
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