The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will take on the Luther Prep Phoenix on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lake Country Lutheran sitting on six straight wins and Luther Prep on 11.
Lake Country Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Brodhead. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lightning have posted since September 6th.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Lake Country Lutheran got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Luther Prep got the win against Cambridge on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
Luther Prep's victory bumped their record up to 32-3. As for Lake Country Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 26-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lake Country Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Luther Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake Country Lutheran might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Luther Prep in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Lightning avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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