The Lincoln Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grafton Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Lincoln came up short against East Fairmont and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Grafton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to North Marion.
Grafton took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, 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 posted was before the start of last season.
Lincoln's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Grafton, their record is now 3-8.
Everything went Lincoln's way against Grafton when the teams last played back in October of 2022 as Lincoln made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grafton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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