St. Charles hasn't had much luck against Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The St. Charles Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Lutheran Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Charles and Warrenton met for a duel on Thursday where St. Charles prevailed. St. Charles came out on top against Warrenton by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24.
St. Charles was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Hillsboro typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Lutheran proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hawks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Lutheran relied on the efforts of Alexis Feldhake, who had eight digs and three aces, and Reagan Kurtzeborn, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Feldhake has posted since back in September.
St. Charles' record is now 6-19. As for Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: St. Charles has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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