It was close, but on Thursday the Wayne Blue Devils sidestepped the Lutheran High Northeast Eagles for a 3-2 victory.
Wayne took Lutheran High Northeast into a fifth set where they got it done with an eight-point win. The final set scores came out to 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 15-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wayne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamden Dobbins, who had 19 digs and 17 kills. Another player making a difference was Mallory Redden, who had 47 assists and 10 digs.
Lutheran High Northeast's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Baumgartel, who had 26 digs and two aces. The team also got some help from Olivia Eckert, who had 31 assists and 12 digs.
Wayne has now won 10 of their last 12 games at home. That gives them an 8-5 record this season. As for Lutheran High Northeast, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with an 11-7 record.
Wayne wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Lakeview on the 22nd. As for Lutheran High Northeast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on the 22nd.
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