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By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 12:18am

Volleyball Preview: Grafton Bearcats vs. Lincoln Cougars

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Grafton is on a six-game streak of home losses, Lincoln a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Grafton Bearcats will welcome the Lincoln Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Thursday, Grafton came up short against North Marion and fell 3-1.

Grafton took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22.

Despite the loss, Grafton saw an underclassman step up: Liya Clemm had 25 digs. Those 25 digs set a new season-high mark for her.

Even though they lost, Grafton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Lincoln also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to East Fairmont by a score of 2-0.

The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12.

Grafton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Grafton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Grafton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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