Heartland Lutheran and Elba are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2022, but not for long. The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Elba Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Heartland Lutheran is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Central Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Cougars.
While Heartland Lutheran ultimately came up short, they really made Central Valley work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-19.
Aubree Fosket put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 18 digs.
Meanwhile, Elba was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archangels Catholic.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9.
Heartland Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Elba, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.
Heartland Lutheran skirted past Elba 2-1 in their previous meeting on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heartland Lutheran since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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