On Wednesday Faith Lutheran will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Faith Lutheran is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 19th on Monday. They blew past Basic 3-0.
Leah Hernandez and K Sawyer were among the main playmakers for Faith Lutheran as the former had 14 digs and three aces and the latter had four digs and 13 assists. Hernandez has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Faith Lutheran 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 17 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Foothill faced Silverado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Foothill was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Silverado. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Foothill's got stronger as the match went on, holding Silverado to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-14.
Avery Wright was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and three aces.
Faith Lutheran's record now sits at 18-16. As for Foothill, they pushed their record up to 26-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Faith Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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