Wisner-Pilger won the last time they faced Lutheran-Northeast, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wisner-Pilger Gators skirted past the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Wisner-Pilger got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 20-25, 25-20.
Wisner-Pilger got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordyn Gentrup out in front who had ten digs.
Despite the defeat, Lutheran-Northeast had strong showings from Ava Baumgartel, who had ten digs and two aces, and Josie Spence, who had 19 digs and ten kills. Spence has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 12 times she's played.
Wisner-Pilger has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Lutheran-Northeast, they dropped their record down to 5-22 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Guardian Angels Central Catholic the next time they take the court. Wisner-Pilger will host Guardian Angels Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Lutheran-Northeast will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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