The Concordia Lutheran Crusaders will head out to take on the Fulshear Chargers at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Concordia Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat St. John's and fell 3-2. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Concordia Lutheran took St. John's into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 24-26, 24-26, 25-23, 21-19.
Meanwhile, Fulshear entered their match against Stratford on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fulshear fell just short of Stratford by a score of 3-2.
Fulshear took Stratford into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Fulshear was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Concordia Lutheran now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Fulshear, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-5.
Concordia Lutheran beat Fulshear 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concordia Lutheran 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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