Fremont faced Lincoln Northeast in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Tigers fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rockets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Fremont took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 15-9.
Lincoln Northeast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Awmenah Jantzen led the charge by getting 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jantzen has posted since back in October of 2024. Addy Murrell was another key player, getting four digs and four aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fremont fell to 4-1. As for Lincoln Northeast, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
Coming up, Fremont will take on Lincoln North Star at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Northeast has already played their next matchup (against Lincoln Southeast), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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