Deuel is 1-6 against Great Plains Lutheran since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Deuel is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Monday. They came up short against Roncalli, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Great Plains Lutheran entered their tilt with Sisseton on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Redmen by a score of 3-1.
Great Plains Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Great Plains Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Jolie Lien, who had 34 digs and four aces, and Kaitlyn Rawerts, who had ten digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Rawerts is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Great Plains Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Deuel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Great Plains Lutheran, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-5.
Deuel suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Great Plains Lutheran in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lien, who had 20 digs and five aces. Now that Deuel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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