Lakota East hasn't had much luck against Loveland recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Lakota East Thunderhawks will square off against the Loveland Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lakota East was able to grind out a solid victory over Archbishop Alter, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderhawks.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 22-25, 25-7.
Lakota East's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lola Kronauge, who had seven digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Combs, who had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lakota East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Loveland waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Knights.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 15-25, 25-20.
Lakota East's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Loveland, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lakota East might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Loveland when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Lakota East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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