California Lutheran is 8-2 against La Sierra Academy since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The California Lutheran C-Hawks will head out to face off against the La Sierra Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. California Lutheran is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, California Lutheran narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hamilton 3-2.
California Lutheran took Hamilton into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 19-25, 26-28, 15-9.
California Lutheran relied on the efforts of Trinity Palomo, who had 28 digs, and Sophia Ponce, who had 11 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Palomo now had 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
California Lutheran kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went La Sierra Academy's way against California School for the Deaf-Riverside on Thursday as La Sierra Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
While La Sierra Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 26-24.
California Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-12 record this season. As for La Sierra Academy, their record now sits at 4-2.
California Lutheran skirted past La Sierra Academy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will California Lutheran repeat their success, or does La Sierra Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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