Volleyball Preview: Brookings Bobcats vs. Lincoln Patriots        
        
		
             Brookings is 1-9 against Lincoln since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Thursday. The Brookings Bobcats will head out to  challenge the Lincoln Patriots  at 7:00  p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
 Brookings is headed into Thursday's   game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game  on Tuesday. They came up short against  Washington, falling  3-0.
 While Brookings was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13,  25-17.
 Meanwhile, Lincoln faced Watertown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Lincoln came up short against  Watertown, falling  3-0.
 The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13,  25-22.
  Julia Blom put forth a good effort for the losing side as  she  had 16  digs.
 Brookings' loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Lincoln, they have  been struggling recently as they've  lost three of their last four contests,  which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record  this season.
 Brookings suffered a grim  3-0 defeat to Lincoln  in their previous meeting  back in November of 2023. Can Brookings avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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