Lutheran is 4-0 against St. Charles since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lutheran Cougars will face off against the St. Charles Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lutheran can't be too worried about heading out to take on St. Charles: they just beat Hillsboro at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Lutheran walked away with a 3-1 win over Hillsboro on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Lutheran had a senior duo take command as Alexis Feldhake had eight digs and three aces and Reagan Kurtzeborn had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Feldhake has posted since back in September.
Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Charles and Warrenton met for a duel on Thursday where St. Charles came out on top. St. Charles took their matchup against Warrenton 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for St. Charles, their victory bumped their record up to 6-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Lutheran has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Charles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lutheran skirted past St. Charles 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Does Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Charles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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