The Racine Lutheran Crusaders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Palmyra-Eagle Panthers at 7:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Racine Lutheran and Dominican met for a duel on Tuesday where Racine Lutheran prevailed. Racine Lutheran won by a set and slipped past Dominican 3-2.
Racine Lutheran took Dominican into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 16-25, 17-25, 19-17.
Sofie Kading and Eva Stanke were among the main playmakers for Racine Lutheran as the former had 17 digs, two kills, and two aces and the latter had 17 digs. Kading is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Racine Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Palmyra-Eagle narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Shullsburg 2-1.
Palmyra-Eagle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Racine Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Palmyra-Eagle, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Everything went Racine Lutheran's way against Palmyra-Eagle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Racine Lutheran made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Racine Lutheran since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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