Lakeside Lutheran waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Columbus Cardinals. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Lakeside Lutheran was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 20-25, 25-11, 25-12.
Lakeside Lutheran's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Molly Muchka, who had eight digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Buchta, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lakeside Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Columbus' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Macy Reetz, who had seven digs, two kills, and a block. Reetz is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Mia Powers, who had 13 kills and four blocks.
Lakeside Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-16 record this season. As for Columbus, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lakeside Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Columbus has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Marshall on the 19th.
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