The La Sierra Academy Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, La Sierra Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Glendale Adventist and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, California Lutheran entered their tilt with Hamilton on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bobcats 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-97) California Lutheran actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 19-25, 13-25, 15-12.
Trinity Palomo had an outrageously good game as she had 33 digs.
California Lutheran kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in three consecutive matchups.
La Sierra Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for California Lutheran, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-14.
La Sierra Academy skirted past California Lutheran 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Sierra Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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