Volleyball Game Preview: Washington Warriors vs. Brookings Bobcats

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Previous Games

10/15/24 - Away	3-0 W
10/10/23 - Home	3-0 W
10/11/22 - Away	3-0 W
10/12/21 - Home	3-0 W
11/05/20 - Away	3-0 W
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Washington has gone 9-1 against Brookings recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Washington's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Brookings has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: O'Gorman, who was ranked fourth at the time (Washington was ranked 21st). The Warriors lost 3-0 to the Knights on Thursday.

While Washington was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into O'Gorman's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-23.

Meanwhile, Brookings came up short against Jefferson on Tuesday, falling 3-0.

Brookings was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-11.

Brookings' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

Everything went Washington's way against Brookings in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Washington made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.