The Lutheran Cougars will challenge the Duchesne Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat Lutheran South and fell 3-2.
Lutheran wouldn't go down easily and took Lutheran South into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Duchesne came into Monday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pioneers have posted since April 5th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Duchesne who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 25-13, 21-25, 15-10.
Duchesne's win bumped their record up to 7-14-1. As for Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Everything went Lutheran's way against Duchesne in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Lutheran made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team 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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