It was a proper cat-fight when Lutheran challenged Festus on Saturday. The Lutheran Cougars fell just short of the Festus Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lutheran sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-27, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: Samantha O'Day had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces O'Day has posted in her last nine contests.
Festus had a senior duo take command as Vivian Glaze had seven digs and 18 assists and Delaney Schmitt had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Festus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season.
Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against St. Joseph's Academy on the 1st. As for Festus, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Lindbergh on the 28th.
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