After flying high against Fort Zumwalt East last Wednesday, Parkway Central came back down to earth. The Parkway Central Colts took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lutheran Cougars on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Colts of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
While Parkway Central ultimately came up short, they really made Lutheran work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17.
Parkway Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Avery Smith, who had five digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Parkway Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Lutheran found their leader in freshman Samantha O'Day, who had 13 digs.
Parkway Central's loss dropped their record down to 16-13-5. As for Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-13 record this season.
Parkway Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Hannibal at 5:30 p.m. Hannibal will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight.
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