Rockwood Summit faced Lutheran South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Falcons fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Rockwood Summit took Lutheran South into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 15-6.
Joe Lockey paced Rockwood Summit's offense, picking up 26 kills. Lockey got some help from Noah Fowler and his 49 assists.
Lutheran South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cody Abbas out in front who had 22 digs and one assist. Abbas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 16 or more in each of the last four games he's played. Nathan Green was another key player, getting 19 digs.
Falcons
| 04/30/25 vs Lutheran South | 2-3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Parkway West | 3-2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Whitfield | 3-0 |
| 04/24/25 @ Affton | 3-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Mehlville | 3-1 |
Rockwood Summit moved to 18-9-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Lutheran South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-6-2 record this season.
Rockwood Summit will be taking part in a tournament against Liberty at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Lutheran South, they will head out to take on O'Fallon at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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