Faith Lutheran faced Durango in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Trailblazers 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2022.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Faith Lutheran got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-6.
Abby Bunyan paced Faith Lutheran's offense, picking up 22 kills. Bunyan got some help from Mariah Mauga and her 47 assists. Bunyan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
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| 08/20/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 08/25/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/29/21 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 09/18/21 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
| 08/21/21 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Faith Lutheran's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Durango, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Faith Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against South Anchorage on the 22nd. As for Durango, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Palo Verde at 6:00 p.m. on September 2.
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