The Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves will square off against the Catholic Central Hilltoppers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Living Word Lutheran has 15 straight wins, Catholic Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Living Word Lutheran got the win against St. Francis by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 25-21.
Living Word Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aria Wessel led the charge by getting 16 digs, four aces, and four aces. That's the most aces Wessel has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Emree Kellerman, who had two kills, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Living Word Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central came up short against Brookfield Academy on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Catholic Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-15.
Living Word Lutheran pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Living Word Lutheran has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Catholic Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Living Word Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Living Word Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catholic Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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