Lakota East is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Loveland is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Thunderhawks will host the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Lakota East made easy work of Hamilton and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Thunderhawks in their matchups with the Big Blue: they've now won four in a row.
Carson Berling
| 04/29/25 vs Hamilton | 12 |
| 03/27/25 @ Taylor | 4 |
| 04/26/25 vs Hudson | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Lakota West | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ La Salle | 3 |
Lakota East can attribute much of their success to Carson Berling, who had 12 aces and three digs, and Will Huelskamp, who had nine aces and four digs. Those 12 aces gave Berling a new career-high. Jackson Rupp also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Lakota East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Loveland got the win against Lebanon on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Loveland might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Lebanon scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-21.
Loveland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Lakota East, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Lakota East took their victory against Loveland in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Thunderhawks repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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