On Monday, Faith Lutheran faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shadow Ridge Mustangs. The Crusaders' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20.
Faith Lutheran's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leah Hernandez, who had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hernandez has posted in her last 11 matchups. Olivia Kiel was another key player, getting seven digs and 20 assists.
Even though they lost, Faith Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Faith Lutheran now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Shadow Ridge, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Lutheran will square off against Silverado at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, Shadow Ridge and Basic will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shadow Ridge is facing Basic at the right time seeing as Basic is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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