Nebraska Lutheran hasn't had much luck against East Butler recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Nebraska Lutheran Knights will square off against the East Butler Tigers at 3:15 p.m. Nebraska Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while East Butler will be coming in after a loss.
Nebraska Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past College View Academy 3-2.
Nebraska Lutheran took College View Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 17-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, East Butler came up short against Mead on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While East Butler had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16.
Nebraska Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for East Butler, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Nebraska Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against East Butler in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nebraska Lutheran since the squad 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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