Lakewood Park Christian and Bethany Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bethany Christian Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood Park Christian will be strutting in after a win while Bethany Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Lakewood Park Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fort Wayne South Side with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted since August 22nd.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lakewood Park Christian took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-5, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Vanessa Crider, who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Lakewood Park Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Bethany Christian might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Prairie Heights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.
The victory got Lakewood Park Christian back to even at 7-7. As for Bethany Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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