Faith Lutheran and Foothill are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will be playing at home against the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Faith Lutheran will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Saturday, Faith Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat South Pasadena and fell 2-1.
Faith Lutheran started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Faith Lutheran's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Leah Hernandez, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Olivia Kiel, who had six digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Foothill got the win against Basic on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
A big factor in the win was Foothill's feisty defense: they held Basic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-12.
Faith Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Faith Lutheran took their win against Foothill when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Faith Lutheran repeat their success, or does Foothill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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