Lake Country Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lightning of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2022.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15.
Ava Petersen and Grace Luedke certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Petersen had nine digs and 14 assists, while Luedke had six digs and 15 assists. With that strong performance, Petersen is now averaging an impressive 4.3 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Lake Country Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Leading St. Thomas More to victory were Kaylee Kovacovich and Sophia Lobenhofer. Kovacovich had ten digs and three aces, while Lobenhofer had 15 digs and three aces. Lobenhofer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season.
Lake Country Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for St. Thomas More, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lake Country Lutheran is on the road again on Saturday to play Waterloo at 8:00 a.m. As for St. Thomas More, they will head out to square off against Martin Luther at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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