The Palmer Ridge Bears will head out to square off against the Lutheran Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Palmer Ridge lost 3-0 to Cheyenne Mountain on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Red-Tailed Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Cheyenne Mountain scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lutheran came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Kadets as they made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Lutheran's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-12.
Palmer Ridge better focus on containing Kate Wilson and Madeline Miller as the pair were huge in Lutheran's win. Wilson had ten digs and three aces, while Miller had eight digs and two assists. Wilson has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 11 times she's played.
Palmer Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
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