It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Arizona Lutheran Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Chandler Prep Titans 3-2. For the Coyotes, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Titans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Arizona Lutheran Academy took Chandler Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 21-25, 25-27, 15-11.
Leading Arizona Lutheran Academy to victory were Elie Drexler and Kaylee Pufahl. Drexler had four digs and three aces, while Pufahl had five digs and 13 assists.
Arizona Lutheran Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive contests.
Chandler Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Susan McGinley, who had 17 digs. McGinley has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Arizona Lutheran Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-12 record this season. As for Chandler Prep, they moved to 17-13 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Arizona Lutheran Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against North Valley Christian Academy on the 9th. Chandler Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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