Washington faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Warriors fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Washington took Lincoln into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 24-26, 24-26, 15-11.
Jade Jere paced Washington's offense, picking up 15 kills. Jere got some help from Emily Akkerman and her 33 assists. Finally, Jersey Petersen kept Washington's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Julia Blom was a one-woman wrecking crew For Lincoln. as she had 32 digs and six assists. That's the most digs Blom has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Kok, who had nine digs.
Warriors
| 10/07/25 @ Lincoln | 2-3 |
| 10/02/25 vs Tea | 3-0 |
| 09/30/25 vs Huron | 3-0 |
| 09/25/25 @ Roosevelt | 3-0 |
| 09/23/25 @ Harrisburg | 0-3 |
The defeat snapped Washington's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Washington will challenge rival O'Gorman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lincoln is set to square off against their familiar foe Tea at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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