The Calvary Baptist Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Calvary Baptist lost 3-0 to Cornerstone Christian on Tuesday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Calvary Baptist was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Cornerstone Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 28-26.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday California Lutheran sidestepped Sherman Indian for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the C-Hawks.
California Lutheran took Sherman Indian into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-16, 25-16, 19-25, 15-11.
California Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Neleh Boehm, who had 14 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Boehm a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Palomo, who had 16 digs.
California Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Calvary Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for California Lutheran, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Calvary Baptist has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.5 aces per game. However, it's not like California Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calvary Baptist might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from California Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Calvary Baptist, Kiera Schroeder (who had seven aces, three digs, and a kill) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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