If Calvary Baptist was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bethel Christian on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calvary Baptist Cougars lost 3-0 to the California Lutheran C-Hawks on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Calvary Baptist still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Gelskey, who had ten digs and six aces. Gelskey is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Calvary Baptist 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 six aces in four consecutive contests.
California Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Sophia Ponce, who had five digs and two aces.
Calvary Baptist has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season. As for California Lutheran, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-14.
Calvary Baptist will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Crossroads Christian at 4:30 p.m. As for California Lutheran, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hamilton at 6:30 p.m. Hamilton is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so California Lutheran will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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