Volleyball Preview: Grand Island Islanders vs. Lincoln North Star Navigators
Grand Island and Lincoln North Star are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Grand Island Islanders will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 6:30 p.m. Grand Island will be strutting in after a victory while Lincoln North Star will be coming in after a loss.
On Saturday, Grand Island was able to grind out a solid win over Bellevue East, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grand Island took both sets by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Gretna by a score of 2-1. While the Navigators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dragons 25-22 in the first period.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Lincoln North Star lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Lincoln North Star, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Grand Island was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln North Star in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Does Grand Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln North Star turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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