Discovery Canyon lost against Lutheran back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Discovery Canyon Thunder fell just short of the Lutheran Lions by a score of 3-2. The Thunder have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Discovery Canyon sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Discovery Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Lutheran was led to victory by Lola Heimlicher and Reese Brgoch. Heimlicher had 16 digs, while Brgoch had eight digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Brgoch has posted since back in September.
Discovery Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Discovery Canyon will square off against Palmer Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lutheran, they will face off against Cheyenne Mountain at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheyenne Mountain is coming into the game with six straight victories at home, so Lutheran will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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