It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Croix Lutheran had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Concordia Academy Beacons with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 32-30, 27-25, 26-24.
Callie Oakland paced St. Croix Lutheran's offense, picking up 12 kills. Oakland got some help from
Sophia Rubio and her 22 assists.
Savanna Moe and
Olivia Footh kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
When it comes to explaining why Concordia Academy lost, don't look at Emma Wasiloski. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs.
St. Croix Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-1-1 record this season. As for Concordia Academy, they moved to 22-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
St. Croix Lutheran will challenge Hawley on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hawley comes in on 11 and St. Croix Lutheran on seven. Concordia Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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