The Lincoln Patriots will head out to face off against the Tea Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 16th at the time (Lincoln was ranked tenth). The Patriots sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Warriors on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted since August 26th.
Lincoln wouldn't go down easily and took Washington into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-23, 24-26, 24-26, 15-11.
Julia Blom
| 10/07/25 vs Washington | 22 |
| 10/04/25 vs Jefferson | 13 |
| 10/02/25 @ Huron | 26 |
| 09/30/25 vs Mitchell | 15 |
Julia Blom was a one-woman wrecking crew as she had 22 digs and six assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played. Hayden Kok was another key player, getting nine digs.
Meanwhile, Tea lost 3-0 to Aberdeen Central on Tuesday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Tea was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12, 25-22.
Tea's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Lincoln took their victory against Tea when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad 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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