Volleyball Game Preview: Lincoln Lions vs. Olentangy Orange Pioneers

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 1:39am

Volleyball Preview: Lincoln Lions vs. Olentangy Orange Pioneers

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After two games on the road, Lincoln is heading back home. They will welcome the Olentangy Orange Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Newark.

Lincoln wouldn't go down easily and took Newark into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 15-8.

Meanwhile, Olentangy Orange waltzed into their game on Saturday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They blew past the Golden Gales 3-0.

Olentangy Orange never let Lancaster on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-23.

Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Olentangy Orange, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4.

Lincoln suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Olentangy Orange when the teams last played back in September. Can Lincoln avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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