Volleyball Preview: Grand Island Islanders vs. Lincoln Northeast Rockets
After four games on the road, Grand Island is heading back home. They will host the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Grand Island was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln High, taking the game 2-0.
Grand Island easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Reagan Ashby, who had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northeast came into Monday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Bellevue East by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Lincoln Northeast had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.
Grand Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, their victory bumped their record up to 12-17.
Grand Island came up short against Lincoln Northeast in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Grand Island have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps